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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Amos stay with the Richardsons?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 30 years.

2. What is the last stop the ship makes?
(a) London.
(b) Boston.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) New York.

3. What is wrong with the king's daughter?
(a) She is blind.
(b) She has a lame leg.
(c) She is deaf.
(d) She is missing an arm.

4. How often are the slaves fed when they reach the ocean?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) Once a day.
(c) Every other day.
(d) Every 12 hours.

5. How old is the youngest child of the third woman Amos falls in love with?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

6. What does Mr. Copeland teach At-mun to do?
(a) Plant wheat.
(b) Cut wood.
(c) Weave cloth.
(d) Train horses.

7. What is the name of the third woman Amos falls in love with?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Veronica.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Violet.

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

9. What causes Amos to realize he will never find his sister?
(a) She is probably dead.
(b) She is meant for other things.
(c) She would not have been sold.
(d) She is older now.

10. What do the other slaves call At-mun?
(a) Mr. Fortunatus.
(b) Mr. King.
(c) Mr. Fortunate.
(d) Mr. Royalty.

11. What is Mrs. Copeland's name?
(a) Celia.
(b) Cerena.
(c) Celine.
(d) Coleen.

12. Who is the first person killed by the slavers at the beginning of the book?
(a) The king.
(b) The queen.
(c) The king's guard.
(d) The king's daughter.

13. What does Amos do the day before he marries his third wife?
(a) Makes her a dress.
(b) Buys a horse.
(c) Buys some land.
(d) Gets baptized.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like at the very beginning of this book?

2. What does Amos give Mrs. Richardson as a gift?

3. Where does Amos get his horse?

4. What does Amos pray for as he rides through a town before proposing to his third wife?

5. What are Americans becoming unhappy with while Amos lives with the Richardsons?

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