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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Fern's mother taught her about the man she should marry?
(a) Not to marry a man with more money than her.
(b) Not to marry a man with darker skin than her own.
(c) Not to marry a man with lighter skin than her own.
(d) Not to marry a man with less money than her.

2. Who admonishes Henry to show vigilance and responsibility toward his slaves?
(a) Sheriff Skiffington.
(b) Caldonia Townsend.
(c) William Robbins.
(d) Augustus Townsend.

3. Who is Clara Martin?
(a) Skiffington's mother.
(b) Skiffington's cousin.
(c) Skiffington's mother-in-law.
(d) Skiffington's cousin by marriage.

4. What gift does John Skiffington's cousin, Counsel, give to him at the wedding?
(a) A child slave.
(b) A middle-aged slave.
(c) A new house.
(d) A new carriage.

5. Who is prisoner Jean Broussard accused of killing?
(a) His wife.
(b) His business partner.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Skiffington think should be done with Minerva, his slave, if the family were to move?

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

4. What subject does Anderson Frazier generally write about?

5. Why does Robbins chase down Philamena himself when she runs away to Richmond a second time?

(see the answer key)

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