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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 "West".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nash's primary occupation circa 1840?
(a) Farming.
(b) Doorman.
(c) Trading.
(d) Running a mission school.

2. Who finds Martha in a doorway?
(a) A mysterious white woman.
(b) Eliza Mae.
(c) A mysterious black woman.
(d) Chester.

3. What are the requirements for a slave to be liberated and selected by their master to enter the American Colonization Society's program?
(a) An aptitude for hard labor.
(b) Farming skills.
(c) An aptitude for education and Christian values.
(d) Navigation skills.

4. Where does Edward board his ship to find Nash?
(a) England.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) New York Harbor.
(d) Virginia.

5. Who is the main character of the story "West"?
(a) Martha Randolph.
(b) Eliza Mae.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Chester.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Martha flee to when she escapes?

2. Where does Nash Williams establish his settlement?

3. What does the letter that Edward Williams receives say?

4. What profession does the new owner of Martha's master's plantation have?

5. Where does Martha start out earlier in life?

(see the answer key)

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