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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Martha start out earlier in life?
(a) Canada.
(b) California..
(c) Kansas
(d) The American South.

2. Where does "The Pagan Coast" take place?
(a) The American South and Africa.
(b) The American North and Europe.
(c) The American North and Africa.
(d) The American South and Europe.

3. What is the name of the ship that Edward boards to find Nash?
(a) The Sierra Leone.
(b) The Mayflower.
(c) The Mercury.
(d) The Duke of York.

4. Who tells Martha about the old master's death?
(a) Lucas.
(b) Lucy.
(c) The new owner.
(d) Chester.

5. How does Martha endure the journey to California?
(a) She gradually becomes weak and sick.
(b) She endures it well to the end of the journey.
(c) She endures it joyfully.
(d) She endures it strongly.

6. How does Edward get to Monrovia from Sierra Leone?
(a) He never gets there.
(b) By hiking.
(c) By post.
(d) By boat.

7. Why is Edward no longer welcome to the American Colonization Society's clubhouse?
(a) He has offended them.
(b) He embarrasses some members.
(c) His reputation has followed him to Africa.
(d) He does not pay the fees required to join their club.

8. Where do most slaves who go back to Africa stay?
(a) Sierra Leone.
(b) Freetown.
(c) Monrovia.
(d) Liberia.

9. What is Madison Williams's occupation?
(a) Farming.
(b) A trading business.
(c) He is a missionary.
(d) He has no occupation.

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

11. How does Martha try to get to California?
(a) She finds passage in a wagon of black people.
(b) She travels by herself.
(c) She travels with her friend.
(d) She goes with Chester in a wagon.

12. Who does Edward contact in Africa?
(a) Madison.
(b) Mr. Grey.
(c) Nash.
(d) Charles.

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

14. What happens to Martha's friend who she worked with early on?
(a) She falls in love and marries.
(b) She dies of natural causes.
(c) She is killed.
(d) She moves to New York.

15. What river flows to the sea near Monrovia?
(a) The Liberian river.
(b) The Monrovia river.
(c) The St. Paul's river.
(d) The Nile river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the African Fever?

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

3. What profession does the new owner of Martha's master's plantation have?

4. Why does Martha's new owner/master decide to sell her?

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

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