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

2. What does Amos learn from Mr. Richardson?
(a) Farming.
(b) Reading.
(c) Tanning.
(d) Farrier work.

3. Which of the following does Amos NOT own in 1779?
(a) A business.
(b) A house.
(c) A dog.
(d) His equipment.

4. Who does the king's son try to protect when the slavers invade the camp?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His wife.

5. For what is the tribe preparing at the beginning of the book?
(a) A dance.
(b) A feast.
(c) A hunt.
(d) A ritual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does At-mun repeat to himself over and over while on the ship?

2. What does the king's son say he can never escape as he is being dragged away?

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

4. Where does the second woman Amos loved injure her leg?

5. How often are the slaves fed when they reach the ocean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the ceremony as the king's son is looking at his sister?

2. What do the Copelands teach the slave boy while he stays with them?

3. How does Mrs. Copeland respond when her husband brings home a slave boy?

4. What does Mrs. Richardson do when her husband dies?

5. What happens to Amos when Mr. Copeland died?

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

7. Why does Amos wait so long to marry his first wife?

8. How does Mrs. Copeland feel about the slave boy her husband has brought home?

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

10. How are the slaves housed while on the beach?

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