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WorksheetsAn Acquaintance with Darkness (Hardee) Chapters 1-3
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Why had the housegirl, Ella May, stopped working for the narrator and her mother in chapter 1?
To return to her old mistress because she would provide fo her
To get a new job with a rich family
She was dying of the same sickness as the narrator's mother
She went to look for her husband who had been sold away from her
Who was at the door in chapter 1?
Annie
Johnny
Uncle Valentine
Robert
Where did Johnny take Annie and Emily (the narrator) the last time she had seen him?
To a picnic with John Wilkes Booth
To get ice cream with Abraham Lincoln
To a play at the theatre where they sat in the President's box
To a fancy restaurant where they saw John Wilkes Booth dining with his wife
Why has Johnny come to see Emily?
To invite her to get ice creak
To ask to a dance held by John Wilkes Booth
To ask her to marry him
To tell her he is leaving on a mission up North again
What important thing does Johnny give Emily before he leaves?
his diary
secret letters for John Wilkes Booth
gold coins
a check for $1000
Who is Elizabeth Keckley? (choose all that apply)
Mama's employer
Mary Lincoln's official dressmaker
a former slave of mixed descent
Mary Lincoln's personal friend
What does she offer to do for Emily upon the death of her mother?
help her find a place to live and give her job
help her move in with her uncle
help her get a job for Mrs. Lincoln at the White House
Help her get married to Johnny Surratt
What is the cause of the disagreement between Mama and her former friend, Mary Surratt?
They both loved the same man, and Mrs. Surratt married him
Mrs. Surratt has more children and Mama is jealous
Mrs. Surratt is prettier
Mrs. Surratt's brother took Mama's house when she couldn't pay on it
What is Uncle Valentines profession?
doctor and surgeon
lawyer
banker
dentist
Why does Mama say Emily can't go to live in Richmond, VA with her sister now that it has fallen into the hands of the Union soldiers?
They support the Confederacy and would be punished there
They have no money to pay for the trip
There is too much damage and no food for it to be safe
Trick question: she doesn't say Emily can't move there
What promise does Emily make to Mama in regards to her dying?
To give Mama an expensive funeral
To not let Uncle Valentine have anything to do with her body or the funeral
To give Mama a poor person's funeral to save money
To bury her beside her husband who died in the war
What news does Emily give Uncle Valentine that her Mama wanted kept a secret?
That Mama is getting worse
That Mama fell down the stairs
That Mama is out of medicine
That Mama has been pretending to be sick
Why does Uncle Valentine not want Emily to live with the Surratt's once Mama passes?
They are trouble
They are friends with suspicious people
He wants her to live with the Aunt in Richmond so she can taught to be a lady
None of the above are correct
