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

2. Where does Martha go once her boyfriend is gone?
(a) She goes to Leavenworth.
(b) She goes to Virginia.
(c) She goes to California.
(d) She goes to Dodge City, Kansas.

3. What happens to Martha at the end "West"?
(a) Martha finds happiness in California.
(b) Martha finds her daughter.
(c) Martha dies.
(d) Martha finds her husband.

4. What happens to many slaves that repatriate to Liberia?
(a) They are murdered.
(b) None of the above.
(c) They succumb to African Fever.
(d) They never arrive.

5. When was Edward Williams born?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1785.
(d) 1780.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Madison Williams's occupation?

2. What word best describes this kind of travel in that time period?

3. How does Martha endure the journey to California?

4. What is the name of Edward's wife?

5. Why does Martha's new owner/master decide to sell her?

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