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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was held out to Peggy?
(a) A pen and paper.
(b) A silver plate.
(c) A phone.
(d) None of these.

2. What does the African slave girl think Peggy's voice belongs to?
(a) The Holy Virgin Mary.
(b) Both of these.
(c) The Holy Virgin Mother of God.
(d) Neither of these.

3. What is Horace's secret sin?
(a) He hated his wife.
(b) He hated his daughter.
(c) He wanted to die.
(d) He cheated on his wife with a woman in Dekane.

4. In what way did Peggy dance for Alvin?
(a) If she could win the love of these strangers, she might win Alvin's love.
(b) If she could dance gracefully and beautifully on her feet, she might win Alvin's love.
(c) If she could be perfect and assist Alvin in every way, she might win Alvin's love.
(d) If she was truly beautiful, both inside and out, she might win Alvin's love.

5. What did Old Peg Guester name the Black boy-baby?
(a) Arthur Stuart.
(b) Orson.
(c) Cromwell.
(d) Othello.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Alvin shake Horace Guester's hand gladly?

2. Why did Alvin look forward to leaving the town of Vigor Church to begin his apprenticeship?

3. What is it that a torch does?

4. What secret does Alvin wish for Horace to keep?

5. What did Peggy wish to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision changed little Peggy's life, and in what way did it change?

2. Why wasn't Peggy as dressed up as some of the other girls at the ball?

3. Why does Horace need his secret kept, and why is it in the best interests of Alvin not to tell his secret?

4. What action shocked the traveling priest?

5. Why was the man that Peggy had been dancing with confused when Peggy stopped dancing?

6. Why did Alvin end up feeling like he was "half hisself"?

7. Who was it that stopped Alvin from being overcome by the Unmaker?

8. How did he treat his slaves following the appearance of his visitor?

9. What does Peggy say that Mistress Modesty's knack is?

10. Why couldn't Alvin simply fill the well that he had dug and make Hank Dowsers' well good?

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