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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the gift George gives to Matilda when they marry?

2. How does Tom meet Irene?

3. What is the name of the daughter Will spoils?

4. What happens that Will Palmer has the opportunity to take over the lumber mill?

5. Who is the first person George encounters upon arriving at the plantation where his family now lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Kunta's life as a baby. How does that compare to his life as an adult slave? How is his life as an adult different in America from what it would be in Africa?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the first plantation where Kunta is held with the second. What does he say is the same at the two?

Essay Topic 3

Who is the man they call "Ol' George?" How does he come to be part of the lives of Tom's family? What is it that prompts him to go with the family when they leave for Tennessee?

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