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

2. Who is left to lead the people after the king's son is dragged away?
(a) The princess.
(b) The queen.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The council.

3. Where is the ship heading?
(a) England.
(b) Asia.
(c) America.
(d) India.

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

5. What is strange to the king's son about the men who drag him away?
(a) They are white.
(b) They have strange weapons.
(c) They are cruel.
(d) They are painted.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does At-mun decide to not break free from his bonds and attack his captors?

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

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

5. Where are the slaves housed when they reach the ocean?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is At-mun captured?

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

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

4. What does Amos do with the money he earns from the Copelands and why?

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

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

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

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

9. For what is the African tribe preparing at the beginning of the book?

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

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