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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frustrates Shadrack so much that he begins to cry?
(a) His papers
(b) His money
(c) His friend
(d) His boots

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

3. What happened to the seeds when the people would try to farm in this new land?
(a) They would wash down the hill
(b) They wouldn't sprout
(c) They would dry out
(d) They blow away.

4. What does Shadrack remember the river being full of?
(a) Stones
(b) Plants
(c) Fish
(d) Water

5. What is the name of the town in which the story takes place?
(a) Sweet Meadows
(b) Monroe
(c) Meadows
(d) Medallion

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the neighborhood in which most of the story takes place?

2. How far is Shadrack driven in order to get back home?

3. The beginning of the novel is unique because it's actually _______.

4. What begins to grow when Shadrack realizes where he is?

5. What did the slaves do when they heard about the fertile land?

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