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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nat's mother considers the household servants to be what?
(a) Too smart for their own good.
(b) Quality.
(c) Hopeless.
(d) Uppity.

2. What was Hark best-known for at the Travis farm?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Being "strong as an ox".
(c) Running away.
(d) Being able to read.

3. After five days in the woods with Hark, what happens to Nat?
(a) He witnesses a murder.
(b) He gets lost and can't find his way home.
(c) He sees a vision.
(d) He decides to run away.

4. What year did Nat's grandmother die?
(a) 1780.
(b) 1781.
(c) 1782.
(d) 1783.

5. What does Nat take as a "sign" from God that he can begin planning his attack?
(a) A hailstorm.
(b) When lightning strikes a tree by him.
(c) A lunar eclipse.
(d) A solar eclipse.

6. What upcoming event does Nat take as his new "sign" to start his insurrection?
(a) A slave trader coming through town with over 100 slaves.
(b) The mill in town closing down.
(c) A visit from a famous minister and teacher.
(d) A Baptist revival camp meeting.

7. How many people were killed at the first location in the insurrection?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

8. In Part 3, how many Negroes did Gray say there were in Southampton County?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 8,000.

9. When Moore meets Isham on the road, what does Isham do?
(a) Asks for work.
(b) Swears at Moore.
(c) Asks for medicine for his sick baby.
(d) Asks to rent Nat for the day.

10. What does Nat do for the first time the Saturday he and Hark are at market?
(a) Preaches a sermon.
(b) Makes love to a girl.
(c) Swear at a white man.
(d) Gain some money toward his freedom.

11. What is a smudge pot used for?
(a) Providing heat on the veranda.
(b) Keeping mosquitoes away.
(c) Keeping the house fires lit.
(d) Lighting gentlemen's cigarettes.

12. Who does Nat befriend in the carpentry shop?
(a) Goat.
(b) Nathaniel.
(c) Willis.
(d) Lucas.

13. What does Nat see as a good omen right before he returns to the farm from his "sanctuary" after revealing his plans to his core group of followers?
(a) A king snake sunning itself nearby.
(b) He finds an old sword in the woods.
(c) A new slave joins the group.
(d) The call of an eagle from a nearby tree.

14. Who does Nat identify as a white man who was "unconditionally monstrous"?
(a) Mr. Whitehead.
(b) Reverend Eppes.
(c) Nathaniel Francis.
(d) Thomas Moore.

15. What was the companion book to the one Nat stole?
(a) Letters of John Adams.
(b) Wuthering Heights.
(c) The Life and Death of Mr. Goodman.
(d) Grace Abounding.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, what does Nat say is the most futile thing a man can do?

2. As Nat approaches the age of thirty, what does he notice about the area in which he lives?

3. Nat sees something on the way back from Jerusalem that has a big effect on him. What is it?

4. What does Nat say happened in 1825?

5. Who tries to take over the insurrection from Nat?

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