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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 does Mehuru's God appear to him in his mind?
(a) As a tiger.
(b) As a bear.
(c) As a snake.
(d) As an alligator.

2. What does Josiah promise Frances he will buy before she arrives in Bristol?
(a) A carriage.
(b) A house.
(c) A slave.
(d) Sugar.

3. What does "Died of Shame" eat?
(a) Meat.
(b) Fish.
(c) Earth.
(d) Pie.

4. Complete this sentence: "Bristol is a city of _______, my dear, not leisure."
(a) Excitement.
(b) Love.
(c) Labor.
(d) Sweat.

5. What does Sir Charles suggest be done to the slave woman?
(a) Put a muzzel on her.
(b) Wash her.
(c) Cloth her.
(d) Set her free.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Josiah ask of Frances in their first letter correspondence?

2. Who is the first character introduced in Chapter 1?

3. What does Frances do when Mehuru tells her about Died of Shame?

4. What risk does Josiah take with his ship, The Rose?

5. What does Frances want for the slaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mehuru doubt Frances's sincerity and emotion?

2. What does Sir Charles believe about slaves?

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

4. What does it mean when Mehuru taps on the table in order to communicate to the others?

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

6. Describe Josiah.

7. Why doesn't Josiah listen to Sarah when it comes to finances?

8. What happens to Mehuru and Siko at the beginning of the novel?

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

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

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