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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. Why is Amos so interested in helping Lois?
(a) She reminds him of her sister.
(b) She cannot help herself.
(c) He loves her children.
(d) He likes feeling needed.

2. What does Amos ask of the man he visits after he is shortchanged by a rude man at the end of the book?
(a) Write his will.
(b) Sell him some land.
(c) Sing a hymn with him.
(d) Let him speak in church.

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

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

5. Where does Amos plan to look for his sister in his later years?
(a) The slave auctions.
(b) His dreams.
(c) Africa.
(d) The next life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes Amos while he is away from his house after he hears Violet has hidden his saved money?

2. Why does Amos save before moving to Jaffrey?

3. Who says that Lois's daughter was born free?

4. Who gives Amos some land to use when he first gets to Jaffrey?

5. What does Violet's daughter like to do in Jaffrey while Amos works during the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Amos gets to his land when he first moves to Jaffrey?

2. What does Amos hear on the mountain that he sees as a sign from God?

3. What does Amos tell Violet the morning after she hides his money?

4. What does Amos use his saved money for after building a house on his farm?

5. What does Amos say to Violet when he gets back from his time on the mountain?

6. What does Polly do when she comes to live with Amos and Violet?

7. What does Amos have done with the money he has saved up when he dies?

8. Why does Amos feel he should listen to Violet's advice about not giving his money to Lois?

9. Where does Amos find land to use when he first gets to Jaffrey?

10. How does Amos spend his first summer in Jaffrey?

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