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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the slaves throw teeth and make a wish?
(a) Grave.
(b) Roof.
(c) Creek.
(d) Fire.

2. How old was Mattie when her mother was sold away?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

3. How big is the place where Mattie is locked in at nightfall at the Anderson plantation?
(a) 9x4.
(b) 8x8.
(c) 7x7.
(d) 9x6.

4. How many years has Mrs. Gray worked for the Wainwrights?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

5. What are the ingredients of the salve that Lisbeth gets for Mattie after Mattie is whipped?
(a) Comfrey.
(b) Beeswax and tea tree oil.
(c) Calendula oil
(d) Pokeweed and lard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mattie when Rebecca came to live with her family?

2. What denomination is the church the Wainwrights attend?

3. Where does Mattie's husband live?

4. How old is Elizabeth in Chapter 6?

5. What color is Elizabeth's dress at the beginning of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how does Lisbeth spend Sunday afternoons when Mattie is in the quarters?

2. What is Grandmother Wainwright's history?

3. What does Ann tell Lisbeth's about her mother?

4. How does Lisbeth get Jack and his friends to stop harassing Samuel?

5. Why does Mattie think she is wanted in the drawing room in Chapter 11?

6. Why isn't Mrs. Ann in charge of the house since she is the mistress of the house?

7. How does Samuel learn to read?

8. Why does Samuel's Sunday visit do nothing to diminish Mattie's anxiety about her son?

9. What privilege is Mattie given after Elizabeth is three-months-old?

10. In Chapter 6, what does Mattie tell Lisbeth to do when Mattie is gone and Lisbeth misses her?

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