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

2. Where does Martha go once her boyfriend is gone?
(a) She goes to California.
(b) She goes to Leavenworth.
(c) She goes to Virginia.
(d) She goes to Dodge City, Kansas.

3. What does Nash request assistance from Edward for?
(a) Supplies for a mission school.
(b) A boat.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Finding a wife.

4. When was Edward Williams born?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1790.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1785.

5. Where does Nash Williams establish his settlement?
(a) Around St. Paul's river.
(b) In Sierra Leone.
(c) In Freetown.
(d) In the Congo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Martha's friend who she worked with early on?

2. How does Edward feel at the end of "The Pagan Coast"?

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

4. What happens to Martha's boyfriend?

5. Who does Edward entrust to give Nash some money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Martha's boyfriend?

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

3. Who is Edward Williams?

4. What happens to most of the letters that Nash Williams writes to Edward Wiliams?

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

6. What do you think happened to Martha's husband?

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

8. Describe Leavenworth.

9. What does Martha think happened to her daughter?

10. Describe Cleo Hoffman.

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