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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 happens to Edward's wife?
(a) She commits suicide.
(b) She is kidnapped.
(c) She is murdered.
(d) She is abandoned.

2. What is the name of Nash's first son?
(a) York.
(b) Madison.
(c) Nash, Jr.
(d) Edward.

3. Where do most slaves who go back to Africa stay?
(a) Liberia.
(b) Sierra Leone.
(c) Freetown.
(d) Monrovia.

4. What kind of occupation does Martha have while in Kansas?
(a) Martha works in a bank.
(b) Martha runs a laundry business.
(c) Martha works on a farm.
(d) Martha works as a maid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Martha's daughter presumably sold to?

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

3. What kind of cabin was Martha left in?

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

5. When was Edward Williams born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What spurs Edward Williams to go to Africa?

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

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

4. What happens to the relationship between Nash and his natural mother?

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

6. What is the Voice of Africa?

7. Who is Edward Williams?

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

9. Describe Martha's friend, Lucy.

10. Describe the mystery woman.

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