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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song do the women sing at Sweet's burial?
(a) Amazing Grace.
(b) How Great Thou Art.
(c) The Old Rugged Cross.
(d) Mary Had a Baby.

2. What is the cause of the rash on Sweet's neck and shoulders?
(a) Dehydration.
(b) Poison ivy.
(c) Psoriasis.
(d) Eczema.

3. What refreshment does Fran get for Lizzie and herself in the middle of the night?
(a) Buttermilk.
(b) Water.
(c) Watermelon.
(d) Tea.

4. Which of the following does Lizzie NOT wish for?
(a) That she could be with Reenie and Mawu.
(b) That she could return to her children.
(c) That she will have more children with Drayle.
(d) That Reenie and Mawu make it to Canada.

5. Why has Mawu not traveled on to Canada?
(a) She needs more money.
(b) She is afraid.
(c) She is waiting for information about the next stop in the Underground Railroad.
(d) She is waiting for Lizzie to escape too.

6. Why is Philip beaten and punished?
(a) He sneaked food to a poor family.
(b) He sneaked out to see Virginia.
(c) He tried to kill Drayle.
(d) He tried to run away.

7. Drayle starts Nate working ___________________.
(a) In the fields.
(b) In the house.
(c) On the accounts.
(d) With the horses.

8. What name does Glory plan to give her child?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Margaret.

9. What does Lizzie notice right away when she sees Glory?
(a) She is missing a finger.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She has a broken arm.
(d) She is limping.

10. What does Lizzie do when Drayle refuses to answer her request?
(a) Take a bath.
(b) Speak to Drayle.
(c) Cook for Drayle.
(d) Have sex with Drayle.

11. How many days does it take for Drayle, Fran and Lizzie to travel to the Tawawa resort?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

12. What animal does Mawu use in a voodoo ritual at Sweet's burial?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Duck.
(c) Cat.
(d) Possum.

13. What happens to Lizzie on the first summer trip she takes on the steamboat?
(a) She falls overboard.
(b) She cuts off her thumb.
(c) She is raped.
(d) She gets sunstroke.

14. What request does Philip make of Lizzie?
(a) Will she speak to Drayle about selling him.
(b) Will she run away with him.
(c) Will she teach him to read and write.
(d) Will she go swimming with him.

15. Who is Sweet's oldest daughter who has died?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Tootie.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women notice about Reenie when they pull her from the water?

2. What does Lizzie do in hopes of terminating her pregnancy?

3. Fran tells Lizzie that she ______________ her, and never hated her.

4. From whom does Lizzie receive a letter at the resort?

5. Mawu had told Lizzie that Mawu was named after whom?

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