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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. Where does the second woman Amos loved injure her leg?

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

3. What is the first name of Amos's second owner?

4. Why do the captors feed the slaves so poorly?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that causes Amos to realize he would never find his sister?

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

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

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

5. Describe the third woman that Amos falls in love with.

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

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

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

9. How does Mrs. Copeland feel about the slave boy her husband has brought home?

10. For what is the African tribe preparing at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Despair occurs in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Amos endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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