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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 does Amos pray for as he rides through a town before proposing to his third wife?
(a) An extended life.
(b) A chance to show his gratitude.
(c) The courage to marry again.
(d) A sign that he should live there.

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

3. What image does At-mun fight to keep while he is on the ship?
(a) His father's crown.
(b) His sister's face.
(c) The beach.
(d) His village.

4. What does Mrs. Richardson do when her husband dies?
(a) Sells her husband's farm.
(b) Sells Amos.
(c) Moves back to England.
(d) Gives Amos his freedom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does At-mun live with the Copelands?

2. How does Amos describe the town he rides through before proposing to his third wife?

3. Why does Amos refuse to marry the woman he loves when he first falls in love with her?

4. What does Amos ask his second master for after serving him for a long time?

5. What does Amos take in exchange for the half of a payment he returns?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the one thing Amos asks of the Richardsons when he is first purchased by them, and what is their response?

2. How are the slaves fed when they are on the beach, and why?

3. How does the ceremony at the beginning of the book start out?

4. What happens when the cobbler comes to pay Amos for the work he did?

5. What happens that causes Amos to realize he would never find his sister?

6. Describe the third woman that Amos falls in love with.

7. What is Richardson's plan to free Amos and how is this plan received?

8. What does At-mun do when the big commotion occurs at the beginning of the book?

9. How much does Amos pay for his second wife, and why does he agree to this?

10. What happens when the slave ship reaches the beach to pick up the slavers and the captives?

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