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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of temperament does Edward's wife have?
(a) Sweet and demure.
(b) Unbalanced and conniving.
(c) Passive and shy.
(d) Thoughtful and quiet.

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

4. Who does Edward entrust to give Nash some money?
(a) Charles.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Mr. Grey.
(d) Madison.

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

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

7. What happens six weeks into the journey to California?
(a) They are gunned down.
(b) They arrive in California.
(c) The wagon breaks down.
(d) The wagon master has to abandon Martha.

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

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

10. Where is the plantation that Martha is a slave at with her family?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Tennessee.

11. What happens to Martha at the end "West"?
(a) Martha finds happiness in California.
(b) Martha finds her daughter.
(c) Martha dies.
(d) Martha finds her husband.

12. What does the American Colonization Society recognize as a secondary benefit of their program?
(a) Abolishing slavery.
(b) Bringing the word of the Gospel to heathens.
(c) Bringing western civilization to Liberia.
(d) Getting rid of slaves to relieve social stress in the United States.

13. What does Edward find out about Nash from Madison?
(a) He is never found.
(b) He continues to be a missionary in Africa.
(c) He goes back to America with Edward.
(d) He dies of the African Fever.

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

15. How does Nash Williams feel towards the end of "The Pagan Coast"?
(a) He feels joyful.
(b) He feels bitter and resentful.
(c) He feels content.
(d) He feels triumphant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Edward hire to run errands for him?

2. When was Edward Williams born?

3. Why is California such an appealing place to Martha? Choose the best answer.

4. What happens to Edward's wife?

5. Who was Martha's daughter presumably sold to?

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