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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. How many acres were set aside for the plantation?

2. Who are looking for Samuel and Emmanuel?

3. How many times total is Mattie whipped when she is at the Anderson plantation?

4. Who is to watch Samuel while Mattie is gone?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is Mattie when Samuel leaves Fair Oaks?

3. Who is Mrs. Gray?

4. What favor does Mattie ask Mrs. Ann?

5. What instructions does Mattie give Samuel before he leaves for the Anderson plantation?

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

7. Why does Mattie think she is wanted in the drawing room in Chapter 11?

8. What was the history of Mattie's family?

9. How did Mattie meet Emmanuel?

10. Who is Miss Taylor, and what does she teach daughters of plantation owners?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Samuel is sold to the Andersons. How does Lisbeth try to comfort Mattie, and why are her efforts unsuccessful to cheer up Mattie?

Essay Topic 2

Lisbeth wears the conch shell from Mattie to her betrothal party. Why does she wear the shell secretly to the party?

Essay Topic 3

Mattie is outraged when she learns that she will be separated from Elizabeth and have to care for the new baby. Why is Mattie outraged when is is separated from Elizabeth and given the new baby to care for?

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