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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 is the ship heading?

2. In what part of Africa does this book begin?

3. How old is the king's son at the beginning of the book?

4. Who is the first person killed by the slavers at the beginning of the book?

5. What is the last stop the ship makes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Mrs. Copeland respond when her husband brings home a slave boy?

5. Where does Amos get his horse?

6. How are the slaves housed while on the beach?

7. How does the ceremony at the beginning of the book start out?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Elizabeth Yates have chosen these particular places for this event to take place?

Essay Topic 3

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

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