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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. Where was Sorrow raised?

2. Why did Minha Mae hate that Florens wore shoes?

3. What does Florens walk home without?

4. Why does the blacksmith travel without Florens?

5. What is missing when Florens wakes up in the blacksmith's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Florens describe Rebekka after she recovers?

2. How are Willard and Scully different from the other slaves on the Vaark farm?

3. How does Scully try to help Florens after she comes back from the blacksmith's house?

4. What protected Sorrow when her father died?

5. What happens to the farm after Jacob dies?/

6. How was Sorrow raised?

7. Why does Sorrow want to run away?

8. What changes the relationship between Florens and the black smith?

9. Why does Florens choose to write about something?

10. What was different about Florens after her trip to the blacksmith's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a central theme of this book. What are the main friendships, and how did their inclusion in this book affect the outcome of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Toni Morrison presents the idea that there are two sides to every man. Choose three of the characters from the book and write about their dual natures and how this duality affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Compassion and empathy is a theme present in a number of places in the plot. What are some of the best examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the outcome of this book?

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