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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 instrument does the king play at the beginning of this book?

2. What does Amos give Mrs. Richardson as a gift?

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

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

5. How old is the youngest child of the third woman Amos falls in love with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Amos wait so long to marry his first wife?

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

4. What happens during the ceremony as the king's son is looking at his sister?

5. Where does Amos get his horse?

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

7. What happens when Amos first speaks with the cobbler in Keene?

8. How are the slaves fed when they are on the beach, and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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