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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 fields
(c) The valley
(d) The plains

2. The neighborhood used to be where people would hear singing and music and see what?
(a) Reading
(b) Hard work
(c) Art
(d) Dancing

3. What is the result of Shadrack's panic after the incident in #27?
(a) He is ignored
(b) He is put into a straightjacket
(c) He is arrested
(d) He is beaten up

4. What is waiting for Shadrack when he wakes up?
(a) A waitress
(b) A book
(c) A friend
(d) His meal

5. The beginning of the novel is unique because it's actually _______.
(a) A dream
(b) A joke
(c) The ending
(d) A hallucination

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who lives in the neighborhood that is the answer to #1?

3. What happened to the seeds when the people would try to farm in this new land?

4. When was Shadrack in the war?

5. This neighborhood of the town started off as a "________."

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