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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. Jesse travels to visit friends in a nearby company where he hears the men singing. What song does hear them singing?
(a) "Marching 'Round Selma".
(b) "We are Climbing Jacob's Ladder".
(c) "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot".
(d) "There Is A Balm in Gilead".

2. Who accompanies Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife to the jail after they are sentenced?
(a) The warden and his wife.
(b) Opal.
(c) Samuel Gatewood.
(d) Uther Botkin.

3. What is supposed to arrive via rail the day of the holiday in Part III, Chapter 42, which has the men so excited?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Water.
(c) Women.
(d) Food.

4. Whom does Uther Botkin's slave wish could help her with the planting, but can't because he is in jail?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Duncan.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Jack.

5. What does Jesse believe will be important for the success of his race?
(a) Arithmetic.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the military institute located that Samuel Gatewood's son attends?

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

3. What is Alexander quickly set up as in his new regiment because of his education and ability?

4. What does Samuel Gatewood do after his slave's third attempt at running away?

5. After arriving in Analaston Island, District of Columbia, what does Jesse set the men immediately to work on?

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