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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Following Francoise’s death, who does Doralise promise to try to help?
(a) Gerant.
(b) Palmire.
(c) Gerasime.
(d) Philomene.

3. Who goes to Elisabeth after having a "glimpsing"?
(a) Philomene.
(b) Palmire.
(c) Gerant.
(d) Suzette.

4. What is the year at the opening of Cane River?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1801.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1888.

5. What is Narcisse's body build?
(a) Willowy.
(b) Pudgy.
(c) Extremely obese.
(d) Slender.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role is difficult for Eugene in Chapter 9?

2. Why does Suzette send word to the slave quarters the minute Francoise dies?

3. How old is Suzette at the opening of Chapter 3?

4. What is Suzette's relationship to Palmire and Apphia?

5. How does Philomene communicate with Gerant in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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