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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the Hoffmans going?
(a) They are going to California.
(b) They are going to Virginia.
(c) They are going to Colorado.
(d) They are going to Kansas.

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

3. What time period did most of "West" take place in?
(a) 1780s.
(b) 1900s.
(c) 1700s.
(d) 1800s.

4. Where was Martha's husband sold?
(a) He was sold to the same plantation as his wife.
(b) He was sold to a place "Downriver."
(c) He was sold to a plantation in Kansas.
(d) He was sold to the same plantation as his daughter.

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

6. Who buys Martha after her master dies?
(a) Chester.
(b) Lucas.
(c) Mr. Randolph.
(d) Mr. Hoffman.

7. What do Martha and her boyfriend do with the store when she moves in?
(a) They open a laundry service in the unused portion.
(b) They use it as an apartment for others.
(c) They open a restaurant in the unused portion.
(d) They start to use it as a conventional store.

8. Where does Martha flee to when she escapes?
(a) Dodge City, Kansas.
(b) Leavenworth.
(c) Canada.
(d) California.

9. Who is the main character of the story "West"?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Martha Randolph.
(c) Eliza Mae.
(d) Chester.

10. Where does Martha go once her boyfriend is gone?
(a) She goes to Virginia.
(b) She goes to California.
(c) She goes to Dodge City, Kansas.
(d) She goes to Leavenworth.

11. What profession does the new owner of Martha's master's plantation have?
(a) Politician.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Banker.
(d) Skipper.

12. What happens to Nash's first son and first wife?
(a) They die of the African Fever.
(b) They survive the African Fever.
(c) They die on the way to Africa.
(d) They are murdered by white settlers.

13. Who inherits the plantation of Martha's master/owner when he dies?
(a) Lucas.
(b) The master's brother.
(c) The master's son.
(d) Mr. Hoffman.

14. How did Martha's boyfriend acquire his home?
(a) He won it in a poker game.
(b) He does not own it.
(c) He inherited it.
(d) He bought it.

15. What does Nash request assistance from Edward for?
(a) A boat.
(b) Finding a wife.
(c) Supplies for a mission school.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Martha's friend?

2. What is Martha's daughter's name?

3. Where is Martha when she is having her flashbacks?

4. What time period does "The Pagan Coast" take place in?

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

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