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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the farmer compare the land to?

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

3. Who promised freedom to the slaves?

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?

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

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