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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 "Crossing the River".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the brandy thief punished?
(a) He is stoned.
(b) He is chained.
(c) He is thrown off the boat.
(d) He is given 12 lashes.

2. What word best describes this kind of travel in that time period?
(a) Easy.
(b) Arduous.
(c) Quick.
(d) Smooth.

3. Why does Martha's new owner/master decide to sell her?
(a) The owner did not like her.
(b) She disobeyed him.
(c) She was not productive enough.
(d) The owner's farm failed.

4. What kind of cabin was Martha left in?
(a) None of the above.
(b) A luxurious one.
(c) An unheated one.
(d) One filled with people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which slave does Edward "adopt" first?

2. Who finds Martha in a doorway?

3. What do a lot of slaves and crew members succumb to?

4. How does Martha pay for her travel to California?

5. Who overtakes the ship while Hamilton is ashore?

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