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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object is Elias whittling in Chapter 1?
(a) A doll.
(b) A horse.
(c) A bowl.
(d) A whistle.

2. What is unusual about the fact that Henry Townsend owns slaves?
(a) Henry was beaten by slaves.
(b) Henry was once a slave himself.
(c) Henry is the child of slaves currently owned by a neighbor.
(d) Henry is an abolitionist.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does John Skiffington's cousin, Counsel, give to him at the wedding?

2. Who opens the crate and frees Rita after her forty-one hour trip East?

3. Why does Skiffington believe slavery is just and should be preserved?

4. Why does Robbins continuously raise the asking price for Henry as Augustus attempts to buy his freedom?

5. Why do Alice's owners put up with her odd behavior?

(see the answer key)

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