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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many other boys join Jack in harassing one of the slaves?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. When is Elizabeth born?
(a) April 14, 1837.
(b) January 12, 1837.
(c) March 3, 1837.
(d) June 1, 1837.

3. By Chapter 9, how long has Samuel been learning to read?
(a) 11 months.
(b) Over a year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) About 6 months.

4. Who comes to get Mattie when the Mistress is about to give birth?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Emily.
(c) Annie.
(d) Rachel.

5. How many times did Emmanuel's father attempt to secure his freedom?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does the clock in the parlor chime a short song?

2. What can Samuel read from in Chapter 9?

3. What denomination is the church the Wainwrights attend?

4. When did Grandmother Wainwright marry into the Wainwright family?

5. What is the year in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Mattie tell Lisbeth to do when Mattie is gone and Lisbeth misses her?

2. How do the residents of Fair Oaks honor the Sunday Sabbath?

3. What sorts of topics are young ladies allowed and not allowed to talk about with young men?

4. What instructions does Mattie give Samuel before he leaves for the Anderson plantation?

5. What does Ann tell Lisbeth's about her mother?

6. What instructions does Mrs. Gray give Mattie after the baby is born?

7. How did Mattie meet Emmanuel?

8. What is Grandmother Wainwright's history?

9. How does Lisbeth get Jack and his friends to stop harassing Samuel?

10. How does Mattie respond when Lisbeth tells her she found the first crocus?

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