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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Galveston Island - New York City.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times did an honor guard at the Sons of Confederate Veterans celebration at Blandford shoot their rifles?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 4 times.
(c) 1 time.
(d) 2 times.

2. At Monticello, how far up a path did Smith have to walk to Jefferson's grave?
(a) About half a mile.
(b) About a third of a mile.
(c) About a quarter mile.
(d) About two-thirds of a mile.

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

4. Before Lincoln was inaugurated, how many states seceded from the Union?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

5. How old was Yvonne Holden's grandfather when he and his brother tried to leave Arkansas for Illinois?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What highway did Smith take to Angola Prison?

2. When did John Cummings learn about Whitney Plantation and consider buying it?

3. What is the Black National Anthem?

4. By 1860, what was the value of the nearly four million enslaved people valued at?

5. When Smith was in New York City, what station did he leave from to reach the South Ferry stop?

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