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Lincoln's Inauguration
Lincoln is Inaugurated as President in Washington, D.C. -
The Problem
A Strange girl, named Delphine, has just shown up with her slave, Calinda on a boat from New Orleans. -
Event #1
Mama offers Delphine and Calinda to stay with them, they accept. -
Event #2
Cass believes that Calinda is trying to kill Delphine, when she is just trying to tie her corset. -
Event #3
Delphine purcheses oil lamps, only the richest people in town baught oill lamps. -
Event #4
Calinda stats cooking food native to New Orleans -
Event #5
Cass and Calinda become closer, bonding over the visions they both have. -
Event #6
Delphine's Maman sends Mrs. Pruitt a beautiful dress. -
Event #7
Cass wear's one of Calinda's tignon and Delphine rips it off. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first battle of the Civil War. It took place in Manassas, Virginia. -
Event #8
Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Cady and Mrs. Breeze all march inside of teh Pruitt house and accuse Delphine and Calinda of being spies for the South. -
Event #9
While on the showboat, a black man yells for Calinda to dance the Calinda, leading Delphine to tell Tilly that Calinda's real name is CoinCoin -
Event #10
Tilly and Delphine go down to Ciaro to bring Noah home. -
Event #11
Delphine tells Tilly that Calinda and her are sisters and that she is a colored woman. -
Event #12
The Girl's stay at the home of Mrs. Hanrahan who dislikes Delphine because she is colored. -
Climax
Noah becomes well and goes off to fight in the War fo the North. -
Falliing Action #1
Noah loses his arm in battle andis sent to the camp where the girls care for him. -
Falling Action #2
Noah, Tilly nad Delphine return home to find that Mrs. Pruitt has killed herself. -
Resolution
Noah, Delphine, Tilly and Dr. Hutchings live out their lives toget at the Pruitt home in Grand Tower