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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Edward hire to run errands for him?
(a) Nash.
(b) Charles.
(c) Madison.
(d) Mr. Grey.

2. What illness is Edward struck with on his journey to Africa?
(a) A cold.
(b) The African Fever.
(c) Gout.
(d) Chicken pox.

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

4. What happens to Edward's wife?
(a) She is kidnapped.
(b) She commits suicide.
(c) She is murdered.
(d) She is abandoned.

5. Who is the most successful missionary sent to Africa in this story?
(a) Nash.
(b) Charles.
(c) Madison.
(d) Edward.

6. Who is Martha's first husband?
(a) Chester.
(b) Mr. Hoffman.
(c) Paul.
(d) Lucas.

7. What is the African Fever?
(a) Small Pox.
(b) Measles.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Malaria.

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

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

10. How many children does Martha have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) One.

11. What is the American Colonization Society?
(a) A missionary group.
(b) An African group.
(c) An abolitionist group.
(d) A democratic party.

12. How do the Hoffmans intend to finance their travel?
(a) They intend to finance their travel by selling Martha.
(b) They intend to finance their travel by borrowing money.
(c) They intend to finance their travel by saving up the money through their farm.
(d) They intend to finance their travel by paying along the way.

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

14. Where is Martha when she is having her flashbacks?
(a) Denver, Colorado.
(b) Dodge City, Kansas.
(c) Virginia.
(d) California.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Madison Williams reside?

2. What happens six weeks into the journey to California?

3. What happens to Martha's family after the new owner takes control of the plantation?

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

5. What happens to Nash's school?

(see the answer keys)

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