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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1919.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shadrack do on Tuesdays and Fridays?
(a) Threatens to commit suicide
(b) Yells
(c) Sees his children
(d) Sells fish

2. Who promised freedom to the slaves?
(a) A white farmer
(b) Eva
(c) BoyBoy
(d) Sula

3. When was Shadrack in the war?
(a) 1917
(b) 1918
(c) 1922
(d) 1912

4. Where did the white farmer say the land was fertile and rich, so the slaves should go there, even though that's not where they ended up?
(a) The hills
(b) The plains
(c) The valley
(d) The fields

5. What kind of work would it take to make the land productive?
(a) Mechanical
(b) Slave
(c) Backbreaking
(d) None at all

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shadrack find himself when he opens his eyes?

2. The land is so beautiful that the people often wondered if the farmer was not __________.

3. What is the name of the town in which the story takes place?

4. What is the year this holiday begins?

5. What is the actual date of the holiday mentioned in #19?

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