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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was to perform the funeral service for Henry Townsend?
(a) Rev. Morris.
(b) Robbins.
(c) Rev. Moffett.
(d) Caldonia.

2. What habit does Ramsey have that causes trouble for him and for Fern?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Fighting.

3. What does Henry do with the gift his parents bring him every Sunday during their visits?
(a) Bribes Robbins to keep raising his price.
(b) Bribes the overseer so he does not have to work.
(c) Bribes the slave patrol to allow him to wander the countryside.
(d) Bribes the groom to give him the position.

4. What inspires the punishment Henry orders for Elias when he is caught attempting to run away?
(a) A story told to him by other slave owners.
(b) A slave Henry knew as a child with a similar injury.
(c) A story in the newspaper.
(d) His own imagination.

5. Why does Robbins continuously raise the asking price for Henry as Augustus attempts to buy his freedom?
(a) Robbins cares for Henry and likes his quaility of work.
(b) Robbins does not want to separate Henry from his surrogate mother, Rita.
(c) Robbins does not believe any slave should be free.
(d) Robbins does not believe Henry should be free.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does Anderson Frazier generally write about?

2. What mistake does Frazier make when he approaches this woman to discuss his latest writing project?

3. Why does Fern believe Caldonia's mother never would have allowed Henry to court her daughter?

4. Who are Louis and Dora?

5. Who does Henry attempt to choke during a disagreement over dinner at Fern's one Sunday night?

(see the answer key)

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