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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters Eight through Thirteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman traveling the countryside hears a lot about a storm. What is the name of the storm?
(a) Rex's Snow.
(b) Max's Snow.
(c) Cox's Snow.
(d) Fox's Snow.

2. Why does a judge sentence Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife to jail?
(a) For being abolitionists.
(b) For the mistreatment of slaves.
(c) For killing someone.
(d) For stealing money.

3. How does Silas react after learning that his nephew had sex with a slave?
(a) He yells at him and tells him to leave.
(b) He does not mind at all.
(c) He punches him.
(d) He flips over his nephew's chair and dumps breakfast and coffee on him.

4. The woman traveling the countryside meets up with a woman named Miss Marguerite. What story does she begin telling her?
(a) The story of Fox's Snow.
(b) The story of Rex's Snow.
(c) The story of Cox's Snow.
(d) The story of Max's Snow.

5. What is the name of the essay that Samuel Gatewood writes in Part I, Chapter 13?
(a) Remarks by a Mountain Agriculturalist.
(b) Remarks by a Plantation Owner.
(c) Remarks by a Southern Abolitionist.
(d) Remarks by a Slave Trader.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Two years after the big storm, what is Samuel's son guarding in Part I, Chapter 2?

3. Miss Marguerite begins telling the traveling young woman in Part I, Chapter 1 a story. Where does the story take place?

4. What is the name of Uther Botkin's wife?

5. Who accompanies Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife to the jail after they are sentenced?

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