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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What best describes Nash's style of writing?
(a) He doesn't write.
(b) Crude.
(c) Erudite and intellectual.
(d) Primitive.

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

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

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

7. Who finds Martha in a doorway?
(a) Chester.
(b) A mysterious white woman.
(c) Eliza Mae.
(d) A mysterious black woman.

8. Why is California such an appealing place to many Americans during this time period?
(a) There are more new opportunities there.
(b) There are many plantations that offer work.
(c) None of the above.
(d) The climate is colder there.

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

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

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

12. What Christian missionaries have been trying to steal Nash's converts?
(a) Presbyterians.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Methodists.
(d) Presbyterians, Methodists, and Baptists.

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

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

15. When does Edward receive the letter from the American Colonization Society?
(a) 1837.
(b) 1835.
(c) 1838.
(d) 1841.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Martha about the old master's death?

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

3. What is Nash's primary occupation circa 1840?

4. Which slave does Edward "adopt" first?

5. What does Edward find out about Nash from Madison?

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