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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. Who is the first person killed by the slavers at the beginning of the book?
(a) The queen.
(b) The king.
(c) The king's daughter.
(d) The king's guard.

2. What is the name of the first woman Amos falls in love with?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Linda.
(c) Lily.
(d) Lydia.

3. What is the name of the man who buys At-mun?
(a) Chris.
(b) Caleb.
(c) Clayton.
(d) Carl.

4. For how much is At-mun sold?
(a) 40 pounds.
(b) 20 pounds.
(c) 30 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

5. What image does At-mun fight to keep while he is on the ship?
(a) His father's crown.
(b) The beach.
(c) His sister's face.
(d) His village.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the slavers allow their captives the first rest on their march?

2. What does Mrs. Richardson do when her husband dies?

3. Who in the town Amos rides through before proposing to his third wife tells Amos that his work is impressive?

4. For what is the tribe preparing at the beginning of the book?

5. How many children does the third woman Amos falls in love with have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the slaves housed while on the beach?

2. What does Mrs. Richardson do when her husband dies?

3. What happens to Amos when Mr. Copeland died?

4. Where does Amos get his horse?

5. What happens when the slave ship reaches the beach to pick up the slavers and the captives?

6. What is Richardson's plan to free Amos and how is this plan received?

7. Describe the third woman that Amos falls in love with.

8. How does the ceremony at the beginning of the book start out?

9. How are the slaves fed when they are on the beach, and why?

10. How does Mrs. Copeland respond when her husband brings home a slave boy?

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