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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. What is the name of Samuel Gatewood's wife?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Anna.
(c) Adele.
(d) Abigail.

2. How many months after Uther Botkin's wife gives birth does she die?
(a) Three.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Six.

3. Where is the penitentiary that Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife are being sent to?
(a) Charlottesville.
(b) Lexington.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Williamsburg.

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

5. What do some of Samuel's slaves offer to help Uther Botkin's slave with?
(a) The fall planting.
(b) The spring planting.
(c) The winter planting.
(d) The summer planting.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his essay in Part I, Chapter 13, whom does Samuel Gatewood try to convince to stop running away?

2. How old is Uther Botkin?

3. What is the name of Silas's nephew?

4. Who is Jesse?

5. Whom does Uther Botkin's slave wish could help her with the planting, but can't because he is in jail?

(see the answer key)

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