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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Martha try to get to California?
(a) She travels with her friend.
(b) She finds passage in a wagon of black people.
(c) She travels by herself.
(d) She goes with Chester in a wagon.

2. What happens to Nash's school?
(a) It thrives, and he adds on another school to accommodate the students.
(b) He sells it.
(c) It burns down.
(d) He stops running it.

3. What is the name of Edward's wife?
(a) Amelia Williams.
(b) Lilah Williams.
(c) Joyce Williams.
(d) Elizabeth Williams.

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

5. What word best describes this kind of travel in that time period?
(a) Easy.
(b) Arduous.
(c) Quick.
(d) Smooth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the plantation that Martha is a slave at with her family?

2. What kind of occupation does Martha have while in Kansas?

3. Where does Martha's boyfriend live?

4. How does Nash Williams feel towards the end of "The Pagan Coast"?

5. Where does Nash Williams establish his settlement?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Nash Williams first settle in Africa, and what did he do there?

2. Describe the mystery woman.

3. How does Martha pay for her passage to California?

4. What did Edward dream that caused him much angst, and what does he interpret it as?

5. Do you think that the American Colonization Society sincerely believes in helping former slaves?

6. What spurs Edward Williams to go to Africa?

7. What does Martha think happened to her daughter?

8. Briefly describe the journey that Edward Williams takes to find Nash.

9. Describe the plantation that Edward Williams owns.

10. Who is Edward Williams?

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