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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Martha's friend go?
2. Why is California such an appealing place to many Americans during this time period?
3. Where do most of Nash's students come from?
4. Who buys Martha after her master dies?
5. What happens to Edward's wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Leavenworth.
2. Describe the plantation that Edward Williams owns.
3. Describe the relation between Madison Williams and Edward Williams.
4. What spurs Edward Williams to go to Africa?
5. How does Martha come to run a restaurant in Dodge City?
6. How did Madison Williams get emancipated?
7. How did Chester acquire his home?
8. How does Martha pay for her passage to California?
9. Describe the mystery woman.
10. What illness has killed many slaves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"West" focuses mainly on the story of Martha Randolph, but there are some other characters worth focusing on, such as Chester and other minor characters. Each character represents a perspective and influences the outcome of the plot in some form. What representation was the strongest and most significant in the story? What message did the author intend to give through this story? Make sure you use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Each character in "The Pagan Coast," such as the American Colonization Society and Madison, represents a perspective or theme of the time period. For example, Edward represents the white Christian's perspective of a person who owns slaves, yet pities them, so he tries to bring them up to his level by teaching them white civility. Explore two characters' perspectives or themes that they present in the story. Make sure your answer analyzes them in detail, providing evidence through the use of examples found in the story.
Essay Topic 3
Over a hundred years ago, one of the only options for travel from continent to continent was by ship. In "The Pagan Coast," Edward Williams takes a voyage from the American South to Africa to find Nash Williams, and, in "Crossing the River," Captain James Hamilton's main occupation is journeying back and forth by ship to acquire slave "cargo." 1). Describe the hardships of such a journey from each point of view: the slaves, the crew, the Captain. 2). Describe what they observe along the journey and on their stops. 3). How are the slaves' deaths viewed in contrast to white men's deaths? Make sure you answer each part of the question and use examples from the story to support your answer.
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