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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. What does the overseer recommend in Chapter 6 in order for Francoise to get some needed cash?

2. Why does Tessier tell Clement to hurry?

3. How does Clement earn extra money?

4. What relation is Doralise Derbanne to Suzette?

5. What does Clement lose sight of when he gets to shore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Philomene say to Clement in Chapter 12 when he tells her he traveled by boat to visit her?

2. What do the slaves receive for Christmas?

3. What does Suzette say about her family after the slave auction?

4. Of what is Philomene aware concerning her emerging womanhood?

5. Why does Francoise arrange a marriage for Oreline?

6. What does Joseph Ferrier agree to do after Suzette talks to Oreline in Chapter 14?

7. What does Suzette ask Doralise concerning Gerant, and what is Doralise's reply?

8. What does Suzette ask Oreline to do, and what is Oreline's response?

9. What does Suzette immediately do when Francoise dies?

10. What does Elisabeth urge Philomene to tell Clement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elisabeth says that she knows any one of them - or all of them - could be sold at the whim of their owners. It's around this time that Suzette realizes that the childhood days of companionship with the white children are gone.

What are the reasons Suzette will not be able to play with the white children any longer and how does that impact her life? Use examples from Cane River to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is used in almost all works of fiction. Discuss the following:

What is foreshadowing? Identify three instances of foreshadowing in Cane River and what they foreshadow. How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense? Are there any incidences that you thought foreshadows a future event, but it does not do so?

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than an action-driven plot, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

What do you think it means to say that a plot is character-driven or action-driven? Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why? Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character are developed to the same degree? Why or why not? What type of plot do you think Cane River is? Explain your response.

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