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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: "Shuck This Corn".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the American Revolutionary War take place?
(a) 1770-1776.
(b) 1776-1780.
(c) 1785-1792.
(d) 1775-1783.

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years,” Denmark Vesey quoted the following from what book in the Old Testament before the resurrection: “Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee”?
(a) The Book of Habakkuk.
(b) The Book of Ezekiel.
(c) The Book of Zechariah.
(d) The Book of Exodus.

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 5: “Flight,” the chain gang walked down a “long, terrible road that ended” where?
(a) Dallas or Houston.
(b) Little Rock or Texarkana.
(c) New Orleans or Natchez.
(d) Jackson or Atlanta.

4. What was the name of Miss Susan’s visiting sister in Chapter 5: “Flight”?
(a) Miss Daisy.
(b) Miss Emily.
(c) Miss Rebecca.
(d) Miss Johanna.

5. Denmark Vesey bought his freedom when he was how old, according to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 33.
(d) 42.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what county does the author describe parties at the big plantations during harvest time in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?

2. Who does Old Rit say is in Cambridge staying at the tavern in Chapter 5: “Flight”?

3. The slave that ran away while the others were shucking corn in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn” belonged to whom?

4. Who published the first issue of The Liberator?

5. Ben said to Old Rit in Chapter 5: “Flight” that the Master had begun selling his big timber to whom?

(see the answer key)

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