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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. Why is Ben Daisy depressed at the end of his life?

2. What does Libertie write on Mama's behalf?

3. What project does Mama take on to cure Ben Daisy?

4. What does Mama do for a living?

5. Who is Mr. Culver?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Ben become Ben Daisy?

2. What is the Ladies' Intelligence Society?

3. What does Mama keep in a jar on the mantlepiece?

4. Who is Miss Hannah?

5. How does Mr. Ben die?

6. How does Mama kick Libertie out of the house?

7. Who is Daisy?

8. Why does Libertie eat yarrow?

9. How does Mr. Ben get to Mama's?

10. Which character spends his days drinking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Libertie's relationship with Emmanuel's family. What is this relationship like, and how does it affect her?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the theme of trauma. Who in the novel deals with trauma, and in what ways do they manage, challenge, or heal from it?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore the role of the Civil War in the novel. How does the war effect Libertie and her community? How does she spend the years of the war, and what does this time teach her?

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