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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. What is the name of Martha's friend?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Marianne.
(c) Elinor.
(d) Eliza Mae.

2. How does Edward feel at the end of "The Pagan Coast"?
(a) He feels angry.
(b) He feels jubilant and triumphant.
(c) He feels speechless and dumbstruck.
(d) He feels content.

3. Why is Edward no longer welcome to the American Colonization Society's clubhouse?
(a) He embarrasses some members.
(b) He does not pay the fees required to join their club.
(c) He has offended them.
(d) His reputation has followed him to Africa.

4. How many years has Nash been in Liberia?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

5. How does Nash Williams feel towards the end of "The Pagan Coast"?
(a) He feels triumphant.
(b) He feels content.
(c) He feels joyful.
(d) He feels bitter and resentful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is California such an appealing place to Martha? Choose the best answer.

2. What time period does "The Pagan Coast" take place in?

3. What does Edward find when he reaches Nash's settlement?

4. Which slave does Edward "adopt" first?

5. How does Martha endure the journey to California?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cleo Hoffman.

2. In "West," who finds Martha in Denver, and what does this person do for her?

3. What happens to Martha's boyfriend?

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

5. What happens to Martha at the end of "West"?

6. What spurs Edward Williams to go to Africa?

7. How did Chester acquire his home?

8. Describe the American Colonization Society.

9. How does Martha come to run a restaurant in Dodge City?

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

(see the answer keys)

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