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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who represents an opportunity to escape a life of poverty for Louisa?
(a) Mr. Stone.
(b) No one.
(c) Bob.
(d) Tom.

2. How does Louisa respond to Tom's question about her and Bob?
(a) She pretends that she doesn't know what he means.
(b) She tells him the truth about Bob.
(c) She exclaims that the stories are all lies.
(d) She begins to cry and asks forgiveness.

3. Where is Louisa returning to in Chapter 1?
(a) Field.
(b) Work.
(c) Home.
(d) School.

4. Tom listens to an old black man tell stories of white folks, cotton picking, and what?
(a) Church revivals.
(b) Moonshining.
(c) Folklore.
(d) Civil War.

5. What is Tom Burwell's nickname?
(a) Little Burr.
(b) Big Tom.
(c) Little Tom.
(d) Big Burr.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom do when the joking men laugh at him?

2. Where is Tom as Chapter 2 opens?

3. What is Louisa doing as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?

4. What time of day does the story open?

5. What are the two workers joking about that Tom overhears?

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