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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who slaps and claws at Mistress Emerson in Part II?

2. Who is the slave who tends to the plantation's mistress?

3. What amazes Darlene when June Dey is an infant?

4. What does Dey show Charlotte in the cemetery?

5. What gift does Nanni exhibit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Edith so hurt when the plantation starts breaking up into pieces?

2. What likely becomes of Callum after he searches in the mountains for Nanni and Norman?

3. What happens to Charlotte at Emerson's plantation that she thinks accounts for other slaves shunning her?

4. What lie does Callum Aragon tell Nanni and Norman for many years?

5. How and when does June Dey's superhuman strength become apparent?

6. Why does Khati try to delay Gbessa's birth?

7. How does Gbessa survive her exile in the woods?

8. Who ends up taking care of June Dey and why?

9. What is Darlene's big secret?

10. Why do Darlene and Master Emerson have a terrible fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What finally makes Charlotte Emerson realize she has been a ghost for decades, and how does she cope with the truth of this reality when she discovers it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What significant trait/desire do both Safua and June Dey share in relation to how they feel about their duty towards their people? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Darlene's final altercation with Mistress Emerson reveal about the deeper truths of the dehumanization and brutality white slave owners visited upon slaves? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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