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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 given 12 lashes.
(d) He is thrown off the boat.

2. What does the mysterious woman intend to do at the end of "West"?
(a) She intends to get Martha some help.
(b) She intends to find Martha's family.
(c) She intends to give Martha a Christian burial.
(d) She intends to leave Martha alone.

3. Who overtakes the ship while Hamilton is ashore?
(a) Another ship's crewmembers.
(b) Captain Hamilton.
(c) The cargo of slaves on it.
(d) The crewmembers on it.

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

5. What does the American Colonization Society do?
(a) It fights for rights for Africans.
(b) It repatriates Christian slaves back to Africa.
(c) It fights to abolish slavery.
(d) It puts citizens in office.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What happens to many slaves that repatriate to Liberia?

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

5. How old is Hamilton?

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