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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What word best describes this kind of travel in that time period?
(a) Arduous.
(b) Quick.
(c) Easy.
(d) Smooth.
2. Where does "The Pagan Coast" take place?
(a) The American North and Africa.
(b) The American South and Europe.
(c) The American North and Europe.
(d) The American South and Africa.
3. Which slave does Edward "adopt" first?
(a) Nash.
(b) Edward, Jr.
(c) Charles.
(d) Madison.
4. What happens to Nash's school?
(a) He sells it.
(b) He stops running it.
(c) It thrives, and he adds on another school to accommodate the students.
(d) It burns down.
5. What time period did most of "West" take place in?
(a) 1800s.
(b) 1700s.
(c) 1780s.
(d) 1900s.
6. Who is the main character of the story "West"?
(a) Eliza Mae.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Martha Randolph.
(d) Chester.
7. Where was Martha's husband sold?
(a) He was sold to the same plantation as his daughter.
(b) He was sold to the same plantation as his wife.
(c) He was sold to a plantation in Kansas.
(d) He was sold to a place "Downriver."
8. What does the mysterious woman worry about at the end of "West"? Choose the best answer.
(a) She worries about not having learned Martha's name before she died.
(b) She worries about what to do with Martha.
(c) She worries about Martha's health.
(d) She worries about what people will say about her for taking care of Martha.
9. Who tells Martha about the old master's death?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Lucas.
(c) The new owner.
(d) Chester.
10. Who was Martha's daughter presumably sold to?
(a) She was sold to the same place as Martha.
(b) She was sold to the same place as her father.
(c) She was sold to a slave trader.
(d) She was not sold; she was freed.
11. What kind of temperament does Edward's wife have?
(a) Thoughtful and quiet.
(b) Unbalanced and conniving.
(c) Sweet and demure.
(d) Passive and shy.
12. Why is California such an appealing place to Martha? Choose the best answer.
(a) She hopes to find her husband there.
(b) She wants to see her friend.
(c) She wants to start fresh with new opportunities.
(d) She thinks she will find her daughter there.
13. What kind of cabin was Martha left in?
(a) An unheated one.
(b) A luxurious one.
(c) One filled with people.
(d) None of the above.
14. 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 goes with Chester in a wagon.
(d) She travels with her friend.
15. What happens to Edward's wife?
(a) She is abandoned.
(b) She commits suicide.
(c) She is murdered.
(d) She is kidnapped.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Martha pay for her travel to California?
2. What is the name of Martha's friend?
3. What does Nash request assistance from Edward for?
4. What happens to Nash's first son and first wife?
5. What does Edward think of Nash's request for assistance?
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