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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes Henry's mentor despite Augustus' disapproval?
(a) Oden Peoples.
(b) William Robbins.
(c) John Skiffington.
(d) Barnum Kinsey.

2. Why do people believe Alice wanders at night?
(a) Alice is afraid of small spaces.
(b) Alice is looking for her missing child.
(c) Alice was abused by a previous owner.
(d) Alice was hit in the head by a mule.

3. Who are Henry's favorite authors?
(a) Milton and Gray.
(b) Shakespeare and Gray.
(c) Shakespeare and Austen.
(d) Milton and Dante.

4. What does the Act of 1806 require?
(a) That all freed slaves register with local law enforcement.
(b) That all freed slaves pay extra taxes on their income.
(c) That all freed slaves carry freedom papers.
(d) That all freed slaves leave Virginia within twelve months.

5. Who does Henry attempt to choke during a disagreement over dinner at Fern's one Sunday night?
(a) Calvin.
(b) Moses.
(c) Ramsey.
(d) Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John Skiffington leave North Carolina?

2. What is unusual about the fact that Henry Townsend owns slaves?

3. For whom does John Skiffington work?

4. Where does Henry request he be buried?

5. What does the new sheriff organize to help crack down on runaway slaves?

(see the answer key)

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