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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Unmaker never do?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Go after Alvin directly.
(d) Send servants to go after Alvin.

2. What did the Unmaker do while Alvin was in the forest?
(a) Caused it to snow on a summer morning.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Caused it to sleet hail on a summer morning.

3. What did Alvin hear?
(a) A bird's wings through the air.
(b) Toads croaking.
(c) Crickets chirping.
(d) A bird's song.

4. What did the lowest kind of creature do?
(a) Live openly in a mixed racial relationship.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Live openly with a black woman.
(d) Neither of these.

5. What do men measure, according to Mistress Modesty?
(a) They take pleasure in a woman that is sure of herself.
(b) All of these.
(c) They take pleasure in the naturalness of a woman that's comfortable.
(d) They take pleasure in a woman that takes pleasure in their company.

6. What does Mistress Modesty ask Peggy to be?
(a) Her pupil.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her disciple.

7. What secret does Alvin wish for Horace to keep?
(a) That he is the seventh son of a seventh son.
(b) All of these.
(c) That it was his brother that died in the river.
(d) That Alvin was going to stay in Hatrack.

8. What was the name of the horse that Makepeace was shoeing?
(a) Pickling.
(b) Oldnag.
(c) Picklewig.
(d) Picklewing.

9. What "lie" did Alvin tell his new master, Makepeace Smith?
(a) That Alvin had befriended the Prophet.
(b) That he befriended a bear that gave him a ride from Vigor Church.
(c) That he ran from the town of Vigor Church.
(d) That Alvin befriended Ta-Kumsaw.

10. In reality, what was this visitor?
(a) An angel of God.
(b) An overseer.
(c) The Overseer.
(d) A spawn of Satan.

11. What did Alvin think of Makepeace?
(a) He was too hard on Alvin.
(b) He was a horrible master.
(c) He was a profiteering old coot.
(d) He was a good man.

12. What was the most difficult lesson Mistress Modesty had taught Peggy?
(a) To be truly happy.
(b) Not to use her knack if she didn't need to.
(c) To be kind and polite.
(d) To smile with sheer joy.

13. What name did Cavil cry out that made his visitor recoil?
(a) Merciful God.
(b) Lord Jesus.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) God Almighty.

14. What song did Redbird begin to sing that was different from Redman's song?
(a) The song of Triumph.
(b) The song of the Redbird.
(c) The song of Making.
(d) The song of Rebirth.

15. What does the African slave girl think Peggy's voice belongs to?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) The Holy Virgin Mother of God.
(c) The Holy Virgin Mary.
(d) Both of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the runaway slave girl's father?

2. What is Cavil to do?

3. What was a mistake among women?

4. What was Alvin gratified to see?

5. What name hadn't the visitor been called?

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