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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapters Twenty-Eight through Thirty-Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Alexander arrive in Part III, Chapter 29, just before a big fight?
(a) Williamsburg, Virginia.
(b) Charleston, South Carolina.
(c) Fredericksburg, Virginia.
(d) Lexington, Virginia.

2. What are most of the people at the gathering at the governor's mansion?
(a) Bar owners.
(b) Blockade runners.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Plantation owners.

3. 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 her great-grandmother.
(c) Those who remember the days of slavery.
(d) Those who remember the days of the Civil War.

4. What is the name of the surgeon who receives a telegram that makes him cry?
(a) John Lavell.
(b) Jack Laurence.
(c) Jared Lock.
(d) James Lane.

5. What is the name of the house that Silas arrives at where there is prostitution and evening entertainment?
(a) King's House.
(b) Commander's House.
(c) Chief's House.
(d) Captain's House.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money is the slave that Silas's nephew had sex with being sold for?

2. By whom is the woman traveling the countryside in Part I, Chapter 1, employed?

3. What does Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife tell a young solider who asks if he is going to die?

4. Who visits Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife in jail?

5. The woman traveling the countryside meets up with a woman named Miss Marguerite. What story does she begin telling her?

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