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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Kemp's death certificate list as his cause of death?
(a) Suffocation.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Excessive bleeding.
(d) Natural causes.

2. What is Temka Tongman doing when he sees the ship?
(a) Checking his fish nets.
(b) Taking a walk.
(c) Cooking breakfast.
(d) Building a dinghy.

3. Who leaves the story in Book One, Part Five?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) Adams.
(d) Charles.

4. In Book Two, with whom does Paris' son live?
(a) His uncle.
(b) Paris.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandmother.

5. Who notices Erasmus' ship in Book Two, Part Nine?
(a) Hughes.
(b) Calley.
(c) Barton.
(d) Clary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of effect does Wolpert think that Erasmus has on Sarah?

2. Who lives together in peace in a settlement?

3. What does Sarah realize about Erasmus at the end of Book One, Part Seven?

4. What is the verdict of the palaver?

5. Who does Paris tell about his wife's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems do you foresee in the potential relationship between Erasmus and Sarah?

2. How does Mrs. Kemp change after her husband's death?

3. What decision does Erasmus make in Book One, Part Seven, following his father's death?

4. How does Erasmus' relationship with Sarah change after Mr. Kemp dies?

5. Describe the conference that the Creek Indians hold with the British.

6. Explain "the sacred hunger". What is the narrator referring to by using that phrase?

7. What role does witchcraft play in this story?

8. How does Paris' fair treatment of others benefit him in Book One, Part Six?

9. Explain the role of depression in Book One, Part Six.

10. Describe how the death of Mr. Kemp is discovered.

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