1. When did Smith make the visits to the places he describes in How the Word is Passed?
(a) Between July 2017 and March 2020.
(b) Between October 2017 and February 2020.
(c) Between November 2017 and April 2020.
(d) Between May 2017 and January 2020.

2. When was the land for Emancipation Park in Houston purchased?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1876.

3. In Smith's photo from Senegal, what were woman sitting under in photos he took?
(a) Mango.
(b) Eucalyptus.
(c) Acaia.
(d) Baobab trees.

4. How long did it take to build Jefferson's house at Monticello?
(a) 42 years.
(b) 36 years.
(c) About 30 years.
(d) More than 40 years.

5. Where was Smith's grandfather born?
(a) Pontotoc, Mississippi.
(b) Monticello, Mississippi.
(c) Flowood, Mississippi.
(d) Booneville, Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after General Granger issued his general order in Galveston did the people from the Freedmen's Bureau arrive to provide assistance to Blacks?

2. At the time Smith wrote How the Word Is Passed, how many Blacks lived in Texas?

3. How many Union soldiers died at the prison established at Charleston's Washington Race Course and Jackey Club?

4. Where is Blandford Cemetery located?

5. When Smith visited Monticello, how many of the 89 tour guides were Black?

(see the answer key)

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