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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. Marguerite is interviewed by a girl from the WPA. Why are the girl's boss and father criticizing the amount of time she spends with Marguerite?
(a) Because she is a slave.
(b) They both say the story that Marguerite is telling is untrue.
(c) Because she is a prostitute.
(d) They do not like that she's a mulatto.

2. Why is Samuel Gatewood's slave trying to run away?
(a) He is trying to find Martha.
(b) He is trying to find Rita.
(c) He is trying to find Maggie.
(d) He is trying to find Sallie.

3. How much money is the slave that Silas's nephew had sex with being sold for?
(a) Sixteen hundred dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Twelve hundred dollars.
(d) Two thousand dollars.

4. How do Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife get to the jail after being sentenced?
(a) By horseback.
(b) They walk.
(c) By carriage.
(d) They are dragged.

5. After his essay in Part I, Chapter 13, whom does Samuel Gatewood try to convince to stop running away?
(a) Duncan.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Jesse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Samuel Gatewood purchase from Uther Botkin?

2. Whom does Samuel Gatewood have help Uther Botkin's family after the death of his wife?

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

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

5. What is the name of the hospital that Duncan is staying at after his injuries in Part III, Chapter 32?

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