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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) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

3. What does the king's son say he can never escape as he is being dragged away?
(a) His punishment.
(b) His fate.
(c) His birthright.
(d) His memory.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does At-mun do to raise his price when he is auctioned a second time?

2. Who is left to lead the people after the king's son is dragged away?

3. What do the other slaves call At-mun?

4. What is Mrs. Copeland's name?

5. What does the auctioneer say is a major benefit of buying At-mun as a slave?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Amos get his horse?

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

5. What does At-mun do to give himself strength on the river journey, and what does this help him decide to do?

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

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

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

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

10. How does the stableman treat Amos in his way through Keene?

(see the answer keys)

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