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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. How does Martha pay for her travel to California?
(a) She saves up the money beforehand.
(b) She cooks and does chores for various people on the train.
(c) She borrows money from her friend.
(d) She steals the money from someone.

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

3. Where does "The Pagan Coast" take place?
(a) The American South and Europe.
(b) The American South and Africa.
(c) The American North and Africa.
(d) The American North and Europe.

4. Who inherits the plantation of Martha's master/owner when he dies?
(a) Mr. Hoffman.
(b) The master's brother.
(c) The master's son.
(d) Lucas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nash Williams establish his settlement?

2. Where does Madison Williams reside?

3. How many children does Martha have?

4. What do Martha and her boyfriend do with the store when she moves in?

5. Where do most of Nash's students come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Martha's boyfriend?

2. What does Martha think happened to her daughter?

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

4. What spurs Edward Williams to go to Africa?

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

6. Describe Leavenworth.

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

8. What group of people make up most of Martha's business while she is in Kansas?

9. How did Chester acquire his home?

10. Describe the plantation that Edward Williams owns.

(see the answer keys)

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