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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 color hair does the Anderson plantation overseer have?
(a) Gray.
(b) Dark.
(c) Black.
(d) Blonde.

2. How soon after Mattie's mother died, did Mattie learn of her death?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 year.

3. What is Mattie doing at the beginning of Chapter 10, while Lisbeth sits under the willow tree?
(a) Watching Jack.
(b) Reading.
(c) Ironing sheets.
(d) Visiting Samuel.

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

5. What is the most dreaded day of the year for slaves?
(a) January 1.
(b) March 15.
(c) April 15.
(d) February 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lisbeth have to eat for lunch when Mattie is taken to the Anderson estate?

2. How many times did Emmanuel's father attempt to secure his freedom?

3. What color are Elizabeth's eyes?

4. How long has Jeb Martin been at the Anderson plantation?

5. What is one of the main dishes when Mattie returns from the Andersons?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mattie respond when Lisbeth tells her she found the first crocus?

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

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

4. Why doesn't Mattie share Emmanuel's dreams of freedom?

5. What privilege is Mattie given after Elizabeth is three-months-old?

6. What is Grandmother Wainwright's history?

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

8. What sorts of topics are young ladies allowed and not allowed to talk about with young men?

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

10. Who will take care of Mattie's son, Samuel, while she is gone?

(see the answer keys)

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