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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. Who says that Lois's daughter was born free?
(a) Ceylinda.
(b) Amos.
(c) Violet.
(d) Lois.

2. Who holds Lois's daughter's hand as she dies?
(a) Ceylinda.
(b) Lois.
(c) Violet.
(d) Amos.

3. Who does Amos hire to help him in his business?
(a) The pastor's sons.
(b) Three homeless men.
(c) Two of Lois's children.
(d) Some slave boys.

4. For what does Amos use his saved money?
(a) Buying a farm for himself.
(b) Updating his tannery.
(c) Buying clothes for Lois.
(d) Apprenticing two Burdoo boys.

5. For what does Amos thank God when Lois's daughter dies?
(a) It is not his own daughter that dies.
(b) She dies free.
(c) She is converted before she dies.
(d) She dies without pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Amos save before moving to Jaffrey?

2. How does Amos describe his journey to Jaffrey with his family?

3. Where does Violet bury Amos's money?

4. How many women does Amos free from slavery before he dies?

5. Which of the following people does NOT help Amos unload his things when he gets to Jaffrey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens that causes Amos to go home and write his will?

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

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

5. How long does Amos save money before moving to Jaffrey, and why?

6. What is Amos's house in Jaffrey filled with during the first summer, and why?

7. What does the town do after refusing to support the Burdoos any longer?

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

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

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

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