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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. What risk does Josiah take with his ship, The Rose?
(a) Taking on new investors.
(b) Trusting a new captain.
(c) Refusing to trade slaves.
(d) Sending the boat out uninsured.

2. How does Sarah feel Frances is acting when Frances says she does not want to each the slaves?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Thoughtful.

3. What does Sarah want to teach Frances?
(a) How to sail a ship.
(b) How to be a lady.
(c) How to clean thehouse.
(d) How to balance the ships' books.

4. When Frances asks the slaves' names, which name is not given?
(a) Shame.
(b) Despair.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Grief.

5. What does John Bates do to Died of Shame?
(a) Feeds her.
(b) Rapes her.
(c) Frees her.
(d) Kills her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Josiah able to pay for their home in Queens Square?

2. What is the primary decor of The Cole's new house in Queens Square?

3. What happens to Frances's skin that surprises Mehuru?

4. How many ships do The Cole's own?

5. What do the slave women think the white men will want to do to them?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do you think Josiah Cole feels towards Sir Charles?

2. What risk does Josiah take when he sends The Rose out to sea?

3. When Josiah refers to Frances's furniture as "old stuff," what does this reveal about him?

4. After Siko and Mehuru are taken, what does Mehuru assume will happen once he can speak with someone of authority?

5. How does Frances feel about Died of Shame's death?

6. What does Frances learn about the slaves when they arrive at her home?

7. Describe Bristol.

8. Do you think Sarah respects Frances?

9. What concerns the slaves about the way in which Died of Shame was buried?

10. What is Frances conflicted about when it comes to slavery?

(see the answer keys)

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