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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 "The Pagan Coast".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edward find when he reaches Nash's settlement?
(a) Rusting farm equipment in a riverbank.
(b) A thriving missionary school.
(c) A successful farm with many crops.
(d) A successful church run by Nash.

2. When does Edward receive the letter from the American Colonization Society?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1835.
(c) 1837.
(d) 1841.

3. What best describes Nash's style of writing?
(a) Erudite and intellectual.
(b) He doesn't write.
(c) Primitive.
(d) Crude.

4. What is the name of the ship that Edward boards to find Nash?
(a) The Mayflower.
(b) The Duke of York.
(c) The Sierra Leone.
(d) The Mercury.

5. How does Edward feel at the end of "The Pagan Coast"?
(a) He feels speechless and dumbstruck.
(b) He feels angry.
(c) He feels jubilant and triumphant.
(d) He feels content.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river flows to the sea near Monrovia?

2. What is the name of Nash's first son?

3. Where does Nash Williams establish his settlement?

4. Which slave does Edward "adopt" first?

5. What kind of plantation does Edward own?

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