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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many slave auctions does Martha go through in "West"?
(a) She goes through five slave auctions.
(b) She goes through three auctions.
(c) She goes through no slave auctions.
(d) She goes through one auction.

2. What kind of temperament does Edward's wife have?
(a) Sweet and demure.
(b) Thoughtful and quiet.
(c) Passive and shy.
(d) Unbalanced and conniving.

3. How do the Hoffmans intend to finance their travel?
(a) They intend to finance their travel by selling Martha.
(b) They intend to finance their travel by paying along the way.
(c) They intend to finance their travel by saving up the money through their farm.
(d) They intend to finance their travel by borrowing money.

4. What kind of occupation does Martha have while in Kansas?
(a) Martha works as a maid.
(b) Martha works on a farm.
(c) Martha runs a laundry business.
(d) Martha works in a bank.

5. Where do most of Nash's students come from?
(a) From a Congo slaver.
(b) From Europe.
(c) From a Liberian slaver.
(d) From America.

6. What does the mysterious woman worry about at the end of "West"? Choose the best answer.
(a) She worries about not having learned Martha's name before she died.
(b) She worries about Martha's health.
(c) She worries about what to do with Martha.
(d) She worries about what people will say about her for taking care of Martha.

7. What is the African Fever?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Small Pox.
(d) Measles.

8. Why does Martha's new owner/master decide to sell her?
(a) The owner's farm failed.
(b) She disobeyed him.
(c) The owner did not like her.
(d) She was not productive enough.

9. What is Martha's daughter's name?
(a) Marianne.
(b) Eliza Mae.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Martha.

10. Why are things difficult for Nash economically?
(a) He spends all his money to fulfill his vices.
(b) He has been robbed.
(c) He is lazy.
(d) He does business in an ethical and Christian way.

11. What is Madison Williams's occupation?
(a) A trading business.
(b) He has no occupation.
(c) He is a missionary.
(d) Farming.

12. Which slave does Edward "adopt" first?
(a) Edward, Jr.
(b) Nash.
(c) Madison.
(d) Charles.

13. What word best describes this kind of travel in that time period?
(a) Quick.
(b) Smooth.
(c) Easy.
(d) Arduous.

14. When was Edward Williams born?
(a) 1785.
(b) 1780.
(c) 1790.
(d) 1800.

15. Who is the main character of the story "West"?
(a) Martha Randolph.
(b) Chester.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Eliza Mae.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the person who finds Martha in the doorway take her?

2. Who finds Martha in a doorway?

3. Where does Martha start out earlier in life?

4. What happens to Edward's wife?

5. What happens to Nash's school?

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