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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Palmire communicate?
(a) Writing.
(b) Just like everyone else.
(c) With gestures.
(d) Psychically.

2. What request does Oreline refuse that Suzette asks of her in Chapter 1?
(a) To help her escape.
(b) To teach her to read.
(c) To help her learn to write.
(d) To help her meet with a young man on a neighboring plantation.

3. What is one thing the slaves receive for Christmas in Chapter 3?
(a) Stockings.
(b) A trip to visit relatives on other plantations.
(c) Money.
(d) Their freedom.

4. What relation is Narcisse to Oreline?
(a) Aunt and niece.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Mother and daughter.
(d) Siblings.

5. What relation is Doralise Derbanne to Suzette?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Godmother.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elisabeth know about Suzette and Nicholas in Chapter 2?

2. What is Narcisse's body build?

3. What is the year at the opening of Cane River?

4. What is Suzette about to do at the opening to Chapter 2?

5. Who does Madame Derbanne chastise at the beginning of the book?

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