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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the slave patrols formed?
(a) To find slaves stolen by abolishonists.
(b) To find Henry's parents after they ran away.
(c) To find two slaves Robbins mistakenly sold.
(d) To find two slaves who escaped Robbins' plantation.

2. For what reason does one of the jurors on Broussard's trial believe the man was convicted?
(a) He had a foreign accent.
(b) He was poor.
(c) He was a slaveholder.
(d) He was guilty.

3. Who opens the crate and frees Rita after her forty-one hour trip East?
(a) An immigrant named Mary Conlon.
(b) A cop named Paddy Smith.
(c) Augustus Townsend.
(d) William Robbins.

4. What ailment does Robbins suffer from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) Seizures.
(d) Diabetes.

5. What threat does Robbins level on Philamena when she returns from Richmond after her second attempt to run away?
(a) That he will beat her within an inch of her life.
(b) That her freedom papers will mean nothing if he decides to sell her back into slavery.
(c) That he will make sure she is left with no money and no place to live.
(d) That he will see her hanged.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Skiffington's future bride?

3. Why does Robbins order Moses to undress in the sheriff's office?

4. How is Luke killed?

5. Where does the shipping crate take Rita?

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