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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stamford believe is his fate?
(a) To live to see slaves freed.
(b) To live until he is the oldest man in the county.
(c) To die of a wasting disease.
(d) To die soon.

2. Why does Travis decide he wants the cow returned to him after he has already sold it?
(a) It gets over the illness that should have killed it.
(b) It begins producing milk.
(c) The new owner learns the cow is expecting a calf.
(d) The new owner sells it for more money than he paid for it.

3. Where does Skiffington tell his wife he would someday like to move to?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Back to North Carolina.
(c) California.
(d) Philadelphia.

4. Why does Jebediah accost Fern on the road to her home?
(a) He claims Fern is his long lost sister.
(b) He claims Ramsey owes him five hundred dollars.
(c) He claims Fern stole his horse.
(d) He claims Ramsey stole his saddle.

5. Who does Caldonia believe is a better master to slaves--a white man or a black man?
(a) A black man.
(b) A black man with a white overseer.
(c) A white man with a black overseer.
(d) A white man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Broussard speak to Robbins about during his visit to the jail?

2. Who stops Augustus as he makes his way home after delivery furniture to a client?

3. Who does Skiffington turn to for advice on the laws regarding freed slaves and whether than can be sold into slavery?

4. What is Broussard's punishment for his crime?

5. Why were Saskia and her husband exiled from England?

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