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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 happens to Edward's wife?
(a) She commits suicide.
(b) She is murdered.
(c) She is kidnapped.
(d) She is abandoned.

2. Who does Edward contact in Africa?
(a) Nash.
(b) Charles.
(c) Madison.
(d) Mr. Grey.

3. Why is Edward no longer welcome to the American Colonization Society's clubhouse?
(a) He embarrasses some members.
(b) His reputation has followed him to Africa.
(c) He does not pay the fees required to join their club.
(d) He has offended them.

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

5. Where does Madison Williams reside?
(a) Monrovia.
(b) The interior of Liberia.
(c) The United States of America.
(d) Freetown.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Nash's primary occupation circa 1840?

3. How does Edward feel at the end of "The Pagan Coast"?

4. When does Edward receive the letter from the American Colonization Society?

5. What are the requirements for a slave to be liberated and selected by their master to enter the American Colonization Society's program?

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