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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is the most likely significance of the appearance of Jordan in Lisbeth's dream?

Lisbeth is worried that Jordan is will try to steal her fiance from her.

Lisbeth misses Jordan desperately, and this is the only way they can see each other.

Lisbeth knows that by this time, Jordan is close to the same age as the field hand that Edward assaulted, and that she (Jordan) will be assaulted the same way. .

Lisbeth is angry that Jordan will be treated the way all white people treat slaves

2.

When Lisbeth touches Samuel, Mattie gets angry because ...

At the time, if a black boy gets caught having physical contact of any kind with a White girl, he could be seriously punished.

She's afraid that Samuel will think Lisbeth is trying to hurt him.

She's afraid that Samuel will somehow hurt Lisbeth.

At the time, if a white girl touched a Black boy, it meant that she was about to take him away and have him whipped.

3.

Mattie's use of "Lisbeth" instead of "Elizabeth" suggests ...

Mattie is trying to separate Lisbeth from her mother.

Elizabeth hates her name.

Mattie has difficulty speaking English.

Mattie's relationship with Elizabeth is less formal than that of Elizabeth's with her biological mother.

4.

This chapter ends with a very clear example of how Lisbeth is different from her own mother. This is because ...

She is willing to breast-feed her own baby.

She had an easy birth.

She wants the baby's father to leave the rearing of the child to her.

She is unhappy that her oldest child is a girl.

5.

What is the most likely reason that Mattie is so preoccupied while Lisbeth is chattering about the dance?

Jordan's health is better, so she's probably preoccupied by plans for escaping.

Jordan's health is worse, so Mattie is probably preoccupied by thoughts that she's going to die.

Jordan's health is better, so Mattie is probably thinking about when she (Mattie) can get back to work in the fields.

Jordan's health is worse, so Mattie is probably worried about where she can get some medicine.

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