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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. Why does At-mun like going to all the slave auctions in town?

2. What is the name of the king's son?

3. What does Amos realize after seeing his reflection for the first time in years?

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

5. What does Mrs. Copeland do after her husband dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does At-mun do to give himself strength on the river journey, and what does this help him decide to do?

6. How does the stableman treat Amos in his way through Keene?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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