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

2. Where is the "cargo" being transported?
(a) Canada.
(b) The Americas.
(c) England.
(d) Africa.

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

4. Where does the person who finds Martha in the doorway take her?
(a) To Denver, Colorado.
(b) To California.
(c) To a cabin.
(d) To their own home.

5. Who finds Martha in a doorway?
(a) A mysterious black woman.
(b) Chester.
(c) Eliza Mae.
(d) A mysterious white woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the first crew member die of?

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

3. Where is the Duke of York headed?

4. Where is the plantation that Martha is a slave at with her family?

5. What agreement does the skipper of the ship make when he goes down the dangerous part of the coast?

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