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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Martha's family after the new owner takes control of the plantation?
(a) They escape to California.
(b) They die.
(c) They are sold to different owners.
(d) They go with Martha.

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

3. Why is California such an appealing place to Martha? Choose the best answer.
(a) She wants to see her friend.
(b) She thinks she will find her daughter there.
(c) She hopes to find her husband there.
(d) She wants to start fresh with new opportunities.

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

5. Who is Martha's master/owner when she is with her first husband?
(a) Chester.
(b) Lucas.
(c) Mr. Hoffman.
(d) Mr. Randolph.

6. When was Edward Williams born?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1785.

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

8. What happens to Martha's boyfriend?
(a) He is killed in war.
(b) He marries her.
(c) He is killed in a poker dispute.
(d) He leaves her.

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

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

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

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

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

14. Why are things difficult for Nash economically?
(a) He spends all his money to fulfill his vices.
(b) He has been robbed.
(c) He is lazy.
(d) He does business in an ethical and Christian way.

15. How does Martha pay for her travel to California?
(a) She cooks and does chores for various people on the train.
(b) She borrows money from her friend.
(c) She steals the money from someone.
(d) She saves up the money beforehand.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Martha try to get to California?

2. How many children does Martha have?

3. How does Edward get to Monrovia from Sierra Leone?

4. Who does Edward contact in Africa?

5. When does Edward receive the letter from the American Colonization Society?

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