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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 "The Pagan Coast".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Edward's wife?
(a) She is kidnapped.
(b) She is abandoned.
(c) She commits suicide.
(d) She is murdered.

2. How does Edward get to Monrovia from Sierra Leone?
(a) He never gets there.
(b) By post.
(c) By hiking.
(d) By boat.

3. What is the American Colonization Society?
(a) A democratic party.
(b) An abolitionist group.
(c) A missionary group.
(d) An African group.

4. What river flows to the sea near Monrovia?
(a) The Liberian river.
(b) The Monrovia river.
(c) The St. Paul's river.
(d) The Nile river.

5. What kind of plantation does Edward own?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Indigo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of temperament does Edward's wife have?

2. Where do most of Nash's students come from?

3. What illness is Edward struck with on his journey to Africa?

4. Why are things difficult for Nash economically?

5. How many years has Nash been in Liberia?

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