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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 the person greeting Amos in Jaffrey say his sole responsibility is?
(a) To save the town money.
(b) To interrogate newcomers.
(c) To protect the citizens of Jaffrey.
(d) To welcome the new people.

2. Where does Amos dry the hides he works on?
(a) The yard.
(b) His house.
(c) A barn.
(d) The temporary shelter.

3. What is Amos charged to use the land when he first gets to Jaffrey?
(a) 10% of his earnings.
(b) Nothing.
(c) $10 a month.
(d) $100 a year.

4. Where does Amos usually hide his saved money?
(a) His drawer.
(b) The cupboards.
(c) The fireplace.
(d) His bed.

5. What does Violet's daughter like to do in Jaffrey while Amos works during the summer?
(a) Walk along the river.
(b) Pick berries.
(c) Watch Amos work.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Amos take on as an apprentice?

3. What work does Violet do from home?

4. What from this book can still be seen in Jaffrey?

5. Where in the church in Jaffrey is Amos allowed to sit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amos help two of the Burdoo boys?

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

3. Who first greets Amos when he gets to Jaffrey, and what is said?

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

5. What does Amos say to calm the worries of the person who greets him and his family when they get to Jaffrey?

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

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

8. What does Violet do when she sees what Amos plans to do for Lois Burdoo?

9. What does Amos tell Violet when Violet says that Polly had been born free?

10. What do Violet and Ceylinda do after Polly's death?

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