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

2. What happens to the plantation once the new owner takes control of it?
(a) The plantation is destroyed.
(b) The plantation is liquidated.
(c) The plantation is revitalized.
(d) The plantation fails.

3. Where does the person who finds Martha in the doorway take her?
(a) To California.
(b) To their own home.
(c) To a cabin.
(d) To Denver, Colorado.

4. What is the African Fever?
(a) Small Pox.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Measles.
(d) Malaria.

5. What does Edward find out about Nash from Madison?
(a) He goes back to America with Edward.
(b) He dies of the African Fever.
(c) He is never found.
(d) He continues to be a missionary in Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Martha start out earlier in life?

2. Who is the most successful missionary sent to Africa in this story?

3. What happens to Martha's boyfriend?

4. Who is Martha's master/owner when she is with her first husband?

5. Who is the main character of the story "West"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Nash treated by white men in Monrovia, Liberia?

3. What is the Voice of Africa?

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

5. Describe the relation between Madison Williams and Edward Williams.

6. Describe the American Colonization Society.

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

8. What illness has killed many slaves?

9. Describe Martha's boyfriend, Chester.

10. How did Chester acquire his home?

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