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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the captors feed the slaves so poorly?
(a) They want to keep the slaves strong.
(b) They want to save supplies.
(c) They want to weed out the weak.
(d) They want to bet on the fights.

2. Who purchases At-mun the second time he is on auction?
(a) Mr. Rickman.
(b) Mr. Richardson.
(c) Mr. Richmond.
(d) Mr. Rankor.

3. Where does the ship make its first stop?
(a) The Carolinas.
(b) The Bahamas.
(c) London.
(d) The West Indies.

4. Who is given use of Mr. Richardson's business and tools after his death?
(a) The townspeople.
(b) Mrs. Richardson.
(c) Amos.
(d) Richardson's uncle.

5. What does Amos ask of his new owner?
(a) To go to Boston for auctions.
(b) To learn a trade.
(c) To earn his freedom.
(d) To have his own room.

6. What is the name of the ship At-mun is placed on?
(a) The White Falcon.
(b) The Indefatigable.
(c) The Red Baron.
(d) The Seahawk.

7. What is the name of the second woman Amos falls in love with?
(a) Lily.
(b) Linda.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Lydia.

8. How old is the king's son at the beginning of the book?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

9. Why does At-mun decide to not break free from his bonds and attack his captors?
(a) He does not receive the sign he wants from his father.
(b) He does not have the strength.
(c) Some of his people would die in the process.
(d) There are too many of them.

10. What is the first name of Amos's second owner?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Isaiah.
(c) Israel.
(d) Ichabod.

11. Where does Amos get his horse?
(a) He finds it.
(b) It is left to him in Mrs. Richardson's will.
(c) He buys it from a customer.
(d) He gets it as a gift.

12. What is different about the third woman that Amos loves than his other wives?
(a) She is healthy.
(b) She does not love him back.
(c) She is free.
(d) She is younger.

13. What is Mr. Copeland supposed to do while he is in town?
(a) Buy some supplies.
(b) Sell some cloth.
(c) Mail a letter.
(d) Buy a slave.

14. Where does the second woman Amos loved injure her leg?
(a) In the fields.
(b) On the slave ship.
(c) On some stairs.
(d) At birth.

15. What is the name of Amos's third wife's youngest daughter?
(a) Ceylinda.
(b) Celina.
(c) Camilla.
(d) Cerena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Copeland do after her husband dies?

2. What is the name of the town Amos moves to before he proposes to his third wife?

3. What is the name of the town that Amos rides through before he proposes to his third wife?

4. Where does At-mun sleep after he is sold?

5. What does someone want to do with the horse before Amos gets it?

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