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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 steals the money from someone.
(b) She cooks and does chores for various people on the train.
(c) She borrows money from her friend.
(d) She saves up the money beforehand.

2. What do Martha and her boyfriend do with the store when she moves in?
(a) They start to use it as a conventional store.
(b) They open a restaurant in the unused portion.
(c) They open a laundry service in the unused portion.
(d) They use it as an apartment for others.

3. What is the American Colonization Society?
(a) An African group.
(b) An abolitionist group.
(c) A democratic party.
(d) A missionary group.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edward find out about Nash from Madison?

2. Where does Madison Williams reside?

3. What word best describes this kind of travel in that time period?

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

5. Who finds Martha in a doorway?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Leavenworth.

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

5. Describe Martha's friend, Lucy.

6. Describe Martha's boyfriend, Chester.

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

8. How did Chester acquire his home?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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