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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. Who did Juliette's husband have an affair with?
(a) The wife of a storekeeper.
(b) The wife of a German ditchdigger.
(c) A single woman in New Orleans.
(d) A slave.

2. Where does Sylvie threaten to ship Marie and Louise if gossip about Jane swimming naked and rescuing Thisbe is spread about?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Cuba.

3. How far has Lucien traveled?
(a) Africa.
(b) France.
(c) Australia.
(d) India.

4. How old was Byron when his father took him to a brothel?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

5. How far is the cookhouse from the back of the house?
(a) About 45 feet.
(b) Some 40 feet.
(c) 60 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jane's nanny go after Jane's father died?

2. Where is Thisbee taken when she nearly drowns?

3. In Book 1, Chapter I, when is a wedding planned between Byron and Eugenie Duhon?

4. What does Sylvie offer Pearce for refreshments in Book 2, Chapter XVIII?

5. What was Sylvie's grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucien want his mother to do for Rosalie?

2. Who did Bayard Guilbert marry and why?

3. Who was Marcelle?

4. Why do Marie and Louise not tell anyone that they think Byron and Pearce are sleeping together?

5. How does Jane come to stay with the Guilberts?

6. Who does Lucien think Rosalie should marry and why?

7. How did Lily come to Le Petit Cottage?

8. How did Rosalie and Laurent get along when they were children?

9. How does Sylvie compare Jane to her mother and sisters?

10. How does Sylvie feel about Blacks and mixed bloods who die of yellow fever?

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