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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 last stop the ship makes?

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the king's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the one thing Amos asks of the Richardsons when he is first purchased by them, and what is their response?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where does Amos get his horse?

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

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 3

Lily and Lydia are very similar people, and yet they have some notable and important differences. Using the text as support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

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