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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chapters Fifty-Four through Fifty-Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Samuel Gatewood do after his slave's third attempt at running away?
(a) He ties him up.
(b) He locks him in the cellar.
(c) He whips him.
(d) He sells him.

2. After traveling to where the slaves are held, with whom does Silas's nephew have sex?
(a) Martha.
(b) Sallie.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Opal.

3. What did Uther teach Duncan and Jesse to do in their youth?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Plow a field.
(d) Read.

4. As the story opens, what is the young woman traveling the countryside in search of?
(a) Those who remember the days of the Civil War.
(b) Those who remember her great-grandmother.
(c) Those who remember her great-grandfather.
(d) Those who remember the days of slavery.

5. What is the name of Duncan's childhood servant who used to light the fire in his room?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Peter.
(c) Parley.
(d) Parker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Silas's nephew offer the slave for sex?

2. Where is Marguerite living in Part III, Chapter 28?

3. What is the name of Samuel Gatewood's wife?

4. What is the name of the surgeon who cut off the head of a black soldier and autopsied it?

5. What is Jesse teaching to others in the army before he hears men singing?

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