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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Moses force a sick slave to work in the fields despite protest from this person's family and friends?
(a) Moses is just mean.
(b) Moses is angry at the rumors being told about him and wants to punish everyone.
(c) Moses does not believe the person is telling the truth.
(d) Moses dislikes this sick person and would be happy to see them die.

2. Who suggests that Moses be hobbled for running away?
(a) Travis.
(b) Oden.
(c) Counsel.
(d) Barnum.

3. What is Skiffington concerned about in light of the number of missing slaves from Caldonia's plantation?
(a) That the missing slaves will kill him in his sleep.
(b) That Caldonia will move to have him replaced as sheriff for not finding her slaves.
(c) That Robbins will lose faith in him like he did Patterson.
(d) That the missing slaves will be killed by his patrollers.

4. Who does Skiffington turn to for advice on the laws regarding freed slaves and whether than can be sold into slavery?
(a) Gilly Patterson, his former boss.
(b) Mildred Townsend, a freed slave.
(c) Harry Sanderson, his liaison in Richmond.
(d) William Robbins, a local landowner.

5. What fate lies ahead of Jebediah when it is discovered he has forged his freedom papers?
(a) Death.
(b) Constant beatings from his owner.
(c) Jail time.
(d) Sale to a new owner.

6. Who takes care of Moses after he is hobbled and has fallen into a depression so deep he refuses to eat or see anyone?
(a) Caldonia.
(b) Alice.
(c) Celeste.
(d) Elias.

7. Who claims that Jebediah forged his freedom papers?
(a) Sheriff Skiffington.
(b) His owner, Rev. Wilbur Mann.
(c) Oden Peoples.
(d) Ramsey.

8. Who decides to buy Jebediah when it is learned that he forged his freedom papers and is to return to his original owner?
(a) Robbins.
(b) Maude.
(c) Caldonia.
(d) Fern.

9. What does Counsel run into as he enters Texas and finds himself surrounded by a pack of dogs?
(a) A group of fugitive slaves.
(b) A wagon train.
(c) A militia fighting Mexicans.
(d) A group of immigrants.

10. Who is named overseer in the wake of Moses' disappearance?
(a) Louis.
(b) Elias.
(c) Stamford.
(d) Celeste.

11. What does Counsel Skiffington take from a nice couple who nursed him through an illness in South Carolina?
(a) A mule and saddle.
(b) A horse and saddle.
(c) A horse and buggy.
(d) A horse and food.

12. What does Moses expect Caldonia to do for him now that his family is gone and he is Caldonia's lover?
(a) To make him a paid employee.
(b) To move him into the main house.
(c) To sell him.
(d) To free him.

13. Who performs the procedure to hobble Moses?
(a) Travis.
(b) Counsel.
(c) Barnum.
(d) Oden.

14. Who are the majority of the employees at the hotel/restaurant/saloon that Alice, Priscilla, and James own in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Freed blacks.
(b) Poor whites.
(c) Minorities of all racial backgrounds.
(d) Runaway slaves.

15. Who accuses Moses of working the slaves too hard and too late into the day?
(a) Celeste.
(b) Elias.
(c) Louis.
(d) Delphie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moses include in his reports to Caldonia every night?

2. How far from the Townsend Plantation does Fern live?

3. What information about Ramsey does Jebediah reveal to Fern that changes the climate of her marriage?

4. Who does Moses think needs to be out of the picture to clear the way for Caldonia to free him and marry him?

5. Who is Ray Topps?

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