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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the king's son say he can never escape as he is being dragged away?

3. Which of the following does At-mun NOT pray to on his journey to the ocean?

4. What is the name of the man who buys At-mun?

5. Where does Amos get his horse?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does At-mun do while the other captives are sleeping?

3. What does At-mun say as he is being led away?

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

5. What does Mr. Copeland offer Amos that he refuses, and why does he refuse the offer?

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

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

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

9. What happens when the slave ship reaches the beach to pick up the slavers and the captives?

10. How is At-mun sold at the auction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Honor is something that many of the main characters are striving for in this book. Who is most affected by this pursuit, and how does it change the course of the plot?

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