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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 "Seventh Street".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator blame for the end of Carma's story?
(a) Bane.
(b) Karintha.
(c) Carma.
(d) Bollo.

2. When contemplating what sort of life Fern might have, how does the author compare love to prejudice?
(a) It is deeply rooted in issues of possession.
(b) It is subject to the same narrowminded assumptions.
(c) It cannot be bettered by a change in geographical location.
(d) It is difficult to change once it has been engrained.

3. When she is nine years old, by whom does Esther become entranced?
(a) Avey.
(b) King Barlo.
(c) Rhobert.
(d) Paul.

4. What information does a towns person divulge to the narrator upon first sight of Fern?
(a) Her line of work.
(b) That she is promiscuous.
(c) That she is loved by many.
(d) Only her name.

5. At twenty-two, how does Esther decide that she feels about Barlo?
(a) She is disgusted by him.
(b) She hates him.
(c) She is dependent upon him.
(d) She loves him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Seventh Street is located in which city?

2. How did the townspeople know that Becky was alive?

3. What does the author visually contrast with the whitewashed streets of Washington in "Seventh Street"?

4. After finding no wounds in Carma, what does Bane do?

5. How is Esther described physically?

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