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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 does Lisbeth have to eat for lunch when Mattie is taken to the Anderson estate?
(a) Grits and eggs.
(b) Corn bread and ham.
(c) Cheese sandwich.
(d) Barley soup.

2. Which of the girls in Miss Taylor's class is awkward?
(a) Annabelle.
(b) Camilla.
(c) Mary.
(d) Edith.

3. When does Lisbeth learn hand clapping games in the slave quarters?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1843.
(d) 1844.

4. How old is Mattie's baby boy when Elizabeth is born?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

5. Who is to watch Samuel while Mattie is gone?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His great-grandfather.
(d) His grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mattie's mother's name?

2. How big is the place where Mattie is locked in at nightfall at the Anderson plantation?

3. In Chapter 2, what time is Mattie to bring Elizabeth to her mother?

4. How far does Emmanuel have to walk to get to Fair Oaks?

5. What are the ingredients of the salve that Lisbeth gets for Mattie after Mattie is whipped?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Emily come to get Mattie in Chapter 1?

2. What instructions does Mrs. Gray give Mattie after the baby is born?

3. How did Mattie meet Emmanuel?

4. In Chapter 6, what does Mattie tell Lisbeth to do when Mattie is gone and Lisbeth misses her?

5. Why does Samuel's Sunday visit do nothing to diminish Mattie's anxiety about her son?

6. What is Grandmother Wainwright's history?

7. In Chapter 5, how does Lisbeth spend Sunday afternoons when Mattie is in the quarters?

8. What happened to Mattie's mother?

9. How does Samuel learn to read?

10. What favor does Mattie ask Mrs. Ann?

(see the answer keys)

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