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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. Where does Edward board his ship to find Nash?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) New York Harbor.
(d) England.

2. What does the letter that Edward Williams receives say?
(a) Madison Williams is dead.
(b) Contact with Nash Williams is lost.
(c) Nash Williams is dead.
(d) Amelia Williams is dead.

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

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

5. What is Martha's new boyfriend's occupation?
(a) He is a farmer.
(b) He is a servant.
(c) He is a banker.
(d) He is a cowboy-gambler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does "The Pagan Coast" take place?

2. What is Madison Williams's occupation?

3. Where does Madison Williams reside?

4. What does the mysterious woman intend to do at the end of "West"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the plantation that Edward Williams owns.

3. When and where was the last time Martha saw her husband and daughter?

4. Where does Nash Williams settle in his second year in Africa in "The Pagan Coast"?

5. Describe Leavenworth.

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

7. Describe the fight that Chester had with some fellow poker players.

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

9. What happens to Martha's boyfriend?

10. What illness has killed many slaves?

(see the answer keys)

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