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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cavil consider righteousness?
(a) The whipping of slaves.
(b) The beating of slaves.
(c) All of these.
(d) The cold nature to which he treats the women he rapes.

2. Why was Alvin having difficulties grasping the theory regarding atoms?
(a) Alvin couldn't see an atom.
(b) There was nothing he could think of so small that couldn't be cut.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

3. What kind of birds' nests were in the Hatrack bridge eaves?
(a) Redbird.
(b) Bluebird.
(c) Sparrow.
(d) Swallow.

4. What is Measure's wifes' name?
(a) Delphi.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Daline.
(d) Denise.

5. How many bottles of bourbon did Cavil drink?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fourth.

6. Where was Makepeace while Alvin worked?
(a) None of these.
(b) Drinking himself silly with the river rats at Hatrack Mouth.
(c) Searching high and low for good prices on iron.
(d) Going to church.

7. What does Peggy aspire to be?
(a) Goody Smith.
(b) Goodwoman.
(c) Goodlady.
(d) Goodwife.

8. What thing didn't Alvin dream of?
(a) Arthur Stuart, dead from a beating.
(b) Turning the plow to gold.
(c) Alvin killing one of the Finders.
(d) Arthur Stuart being whipped.

9. Why must Peggy go and advance her schooling?
(a) Both of these.
(b) For Alvin's work.
(c) For Alvin as a man.
(d) Neither of these.

10. What did Old Peg hope for?
(a) Arthur Stuart had managed to get away.
(b) Both of these.
(c) The Finders had come back.
(d) Neither of these.

11. Why didn't the river rats hang onto the cart for longer?
(a) They were afraid of what Alvin would do to them.
(b) They worried if they upset Alvin, they would have Makepeace on them too.
(c) They no longer had interest in the lady that Alvin was protecting.
(d) The cart had become greased and their hands could find no purchase.

12. Why did Mock Berry stay so poor?
(a) People would charge Mock more than they charge a white customer.
(b) People disliked the black family.
(c) No one treated the Berry's fair.
(d) People hated the Berry's.

13. What did Hank think Makepeace was doing?
(a) Laughing at him, thinking he wasn't smart enough to notice the switch.
(b) Neither of these
(c) Mocking his abilities as a dowser.
(d) Both of these.

14. What did Cavil think to do to win the Overseers' approval?
(a) Kill Alvin.
(b) Kill his wife.
(c) Kill his slaves.
(d) Kill Thrower.

15. Why did Old Peg Guester pack her things along with Arthur Stuarts'?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) She was going to spend the night in jail with him.
(d) She was enclosing some of her things so he wouldn't feel far from her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Alvin have to change all the signatures at once?

2. How many years did Makepeace steal from Alvin?

3. Why did Miss Larner cry a bit in regret?

4. Who does Arthur say picked him up and flew with him?

5. What did Reverend Philadelphia Thrower know about Cavil Planter?

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