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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. In what season does this book begin?

2. What is the name of the town Amos moves to before he proposes to his third wife?

3. What do the other slaves do on Sundays?

4. What do the slavers use to bind the king's son?

5. What is different about the third woman that Amos loves than his other wives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to Amos when Mr. Copeland died?

5. Where does Amos get his horse?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear, a common theme in this book, is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances and how does fear affect the characters in 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

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?

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