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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 old was Emmanuel's father when he first ran?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

2. Where does Mattie's husband live?
(a) Wyatt Plantation.
(b) Morris Plantation.
(c) Berkeley Plantation.
(d) Rivers Plantation.

3. Who is the oldest white family in the valley?
(a) Whitinghams.
(b) Johnsons.
(c) Brownings.
(d) Fords.

4. What is the most dreaded day of the year for slaves?
(a) April 15.
(b) January 1.
(c) February 12.
(d) March 15.

5. At age would most daughters of plantation owners begin courting?
(a) 20.
(b) 18 or 19.
(c) 16 or 17.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Elizabeth when Mattie was allowed to visit her family on Sunday afternoons?

2. When was a law passed in Virginia making all Africans slaves?

3. At what plantation does Jeb Martin's father work?

4. What color hair does the Anderson plantation overseer have?

5. What is the name of the plantation where Elizabeth is born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Samuel's Sunday visit do nothing to diminish Mattie's anxiety about her son?

2. How does Samuel learn to read?

3. Who will take care of Mattie's son, Samuel, while she is gone?

4. At age five, what is Samuel's job?

5. Who is Mrs. Gray?

6. Why does Mattie think she is wanted in the drawing room in Chapter 11?

7. In Chapter 5, how does Lisbeth spend Sunday afternoons when Mattie is in the quarters?

8. What privilege is Mattie given after Elizabeth is three-months-old?

9. Where is Mattie when Samuel leaves Fair Oaks?

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

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