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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1920.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money is Shadrack given after his release?
(a) $200
(b) $99
(c) $217
(d) Nothing

3. What does this grandmother want to prevent?
(a) A bad marriage
(b) A lost life
(c) An abortion
(d) Helene's mother's wild blood

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 fields
(d) The valley

5. What is the name of the neighborhood in which most of the story takes place?
(a) Top
(b) Beneath
(c) Bottom
(d) Below

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Nel and Helene get on by accident?

2. What is waiting for Shadrack when he wakes up?

3. What frustrates Shadrack so much that he begins to cry?

4. Where does Shadrack look at his reflection?

5. What is the town being destroyed to make room for?

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