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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Shadrack look at his reflection?
(a) In a plate
(b) In the mirror
(c) In a spoon
(d) In the toilet water

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

3. Who lives in the neighborhood that is the answer to #1?
(a) The Negroes
(b) The farmers
(c) The whites
(d) The children

4. Where is Shadrack's hometown?
(a) Billings
(b) Crataw
(c) Chicago
(d) Medallion

5. The slaves did the work and then asked for the "_________."
(a) Reward
(b) Payment
(c) Contract
(d) Money

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who sees the trip as a way to begin being an individual?

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

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

5. Who only sees the happiness in the town?

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