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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. The Jamissons decide to let Mack ________________.
(a) Be tortured.
(b) Die.
(c) Escape.
(d) Marry Sara.

2. What does Mack have to do before he can leave the mine?
(a) Make sure everyone is out.
(b) Burn off the firedamp.
(c) Bring all the tools out.
(d) Shut down all the vents.

3. When can Esther leave Scotland?
(a) When she finishes her schooling.
(b) When she gets married.
(c) When the family house is sold.
(d) When Mack sends money for her.

4. According to the law, if a man over twenty-one works in the mine for ________________, he becomes the property of the owner.
(a) Six months.
(b) A year and a day.
(c) A month.
(d) Ten years.

5. What year is inscribed on the iron collar?
(a) 1863.
(b) 1623.
(c) 1767.
(d) 1899.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of the person with whom Mack lives?

2. What is a firedamp?

3. Who of the following is NOT one of the last three people in the mines?

4. Who is Mack's twin sister?

5. Who is Sir George's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what occasion does Lizzie decide to dress as a man in Chapter 14?

2. How does Mack learn that he is a free man?

3. What is the content of the Prologue in A PLACE CALLED FREEDOM?

4. What makes Lizzie change her mind about going through with the wedding?

5. Why do the Jamissons enter into a conspiracy about the coal that Lizzie cannot know about?

6. Describe Mack's terrifying experience burning off the gas in the mine.

7. How does Lizzie learn about Mack's upcoming prize fight?

8. What are Mack's plans for leaving Scotland?

9. What deal does Lady Alicia try to strike with her husband regarding Jay and his management of the coal on the Hallim land?

10. What does Lizzie do when Mack is knocked unconscious during the fight?

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