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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) Navigation skills.
(b) An aptitude for education and Christian values.
(c) Farming skills.
(d) An aptitude for hard labor.

2. What happens to Martha's family after the new owner takes control of the plantation?
(a) They escape to California.
(b) They go with Martha.
(c) They die.
(d) They are sold to different owners.

3. Why does Martha escape?
(a) She does not want to endure another slave auction.
(b) She wants to go to Virginia.
(c) She wants to go to Canada.
(d) She wants to go to Europe.

4. What has become of most of the slaves who have repatriated to Monrovia?
(a) They have become successful farmers.
(b) None of the above.
(c) They have become lazy and corrupted by vices.
(d) They have become successful missionaries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Martha at the end "West"?

2. What happens to Nash's first son and first wife?

3. How do the Hoffmans intend to finance their travel?

4. What happens to Nash's school?

5. Which character is first introduced in "The Pagan Coast"?

(see the answer key)

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