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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Thorby hide from the patrolman?
(a) In an elderly couples home.
(b) In a laundry.
(c) Behind a deli.
(d) Under a washtub.

2. Why did Baslim never send Thorby out of the city?
(a) Thorby refused to go.
(b) For fear Thorby would run away.
(c) For fear Thorby would be stolen.
(d) A slave had to have a travel permit and a free man has to check in and out.

3. Baslim believed that everyone could have what?
(a) A perfect memory.
(b) A good education.
(c) A good meal.
(d) Freedom.

4. What happened when Thorby left his bunk?
(a) It automatically fitted itself in the bulkhead.
(b) He fell down.
(c) It stayed there.
(d) It vanished like an illusion.

5. What is lot ninety-seven?
(a) A boat.
(b) A girl.
(c) A goat.
(d) A boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the chair bearers say nothing?

2. What was more expensive than lot ninety-seven?

3. What was the name of the ship that brought Thorby to the slave auction?

4. Where did Thorby go to hide from the patrolmen?

5. Why did Baslim send Thorby to the shipyards?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Thorby's thigh hurt?

2. After an argument, Thorby is gone for days. What does he discover upon his return?

3. Describe Thorby's room on board the Sisu.

4. Who bought lot ninety-seven, and how?

5. What was some unspoken rules that Thorby kept?

6. What is Joy Street?

7. Why is Mata traded to the El Nido?

8. In his new family what must Thorby learn to address them correctly?

9. Describe lot ninety-seven.

10. What did Thorby learn of the begging trade?

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