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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 is the name of the town that Amos rides through before he proposes to his third wife?

2. How old is the youngest child of the third woman Amos falls in love with?

3. What is the name of Amos's third wife's youngest daughter?

4. What do the slavers do when they allow the captives to rest for the first time during their march?

5. What does Mrs. Copeland teach At-mun?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the cobbler comes to pay Amos for the work he did?

2. How does Amos feel about Keene as he is traveling through it one day?

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Amos get his horse?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Freedom is a crucial theme and symbol in this book. How is this theme presented, and how does its place in this plot affect the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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