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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Violet's daughter learn about while Amos works during the first summer in Jaffrey?
(a) Reading.
(b) History.
(c) Manners.
(d) Her freedom.

2. What does Amos take with him when he leaves the house after hearing Violet hid his money?
(a) A notebook.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Bread and water.
(d) Some jerky.

3. For what does Amos thank God when Lois's daughter dies?
(a) It is not his own daughter that dies.
(b) She dies without pain.
(c) She dies free.
(d) She is converted before she dies.

4. Where do some of Amos's church friends come from on some Sundays?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Dewey.
(c) Darwin.
(d) Dubloom.

5. What does Violet tell Amos she would not do when he comes back?
(a) Keep him from doing what he feels is right.
(b) Argue with her husband and leader.
(c) Stand between him and his money.
(d) Disrespect his authority.

6. Who is buried by Amos in the graveyard?
(a) Lily.
(b) Ceylinda.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Violet.

7. What is Amos charged to use the land when he first gets to Jaffrey?
(a) Nothing.
(b) 10% of his earnings.
(c) $10 a month.
(d) $100 a year.

8. Which of the following people does NOT help Amos unload his things when he gets to Jaffrey?
(a) The parson.
(b) The cobbler.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Some neighbors.

9. How does Amos describe his journey to Jaffrey with his family?
(a) Short and easy.
(b) Calm and peaceful.
(c) Long and hard.
(d) Hectic and enjoyable.

10. What does the person Amos bid on do in the middle of house projects?
(a) Faint.
(b) Fall asleep.
(c) Stare into space.
(d) Walk away.

11. Who gives Amos some land to use when he first gets to Jaffrey?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The cobbler.
(c) The constable.
(d) The parson.

12. What does Amos say a man needs in order to be free?
(a) Information.
(b) God.
(c) Self-awareness.
(d) Money.

13. What does Amos say he is proud of Violet for when he comes back to his house?
(a) Expressing herself.
(b) Looking to the future.
(c) Using her freedom.
(d) Apologizing.

14. In what season does Amos build his new tannery?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

15. What important papers does Amos keep for his apprentice?
(a) The service contract.
(b) The indenture papers.
(c) The manumission papers.
(d) The working visa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amos and his family not have much of on their journey to Jaffrey?

2. Who teaches Ceylinda to make the things she sells to make money?

3. Why is Amos allowed to sit only in a certain place when he goes to church in Jaffrey?

4. With whom does Violet's daughter like to do things in Jaffrey while Amos works during the summer?

5. What does Amos wear every Sunday in Jaffrey?

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