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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the Lewis slave family?
(a) Bound.
(b) Angry.
(c) Cautious.
(d) Tenacious.

2. Who owns Neela?
(a) Mr. Law.
(b) Mr. Foster.
(c) Mr. Freeman.
(d) Mr. Lewis.

3. What is Foster's occupation?
(a) Telegraph worker.
(b) Plantation owner.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Bondsman.

4. Who helps Elijah repair something?
(a) Annie.
(b) Albert.
(c) Abby.
(d) Archie.

5. When does Muhammad hear the most screams while on the ship?
(a) When it gets cold.
(b) In the morning.
(c) At night.
(d) At meal times.

6. How did Lem die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) In the war.
(c) He was shot by a patrolman.
(d) He was beat to death.

7. What does Julia's father say is making the slaves restless?
(a) The weather.
(b) The news stories.
(c) The war.
(d) All of these.

8. How often is Muhammad let out on the deck of the ship?
(a) Twice a day.
(b) Once a day.
(c) Three times a day.
(d) Every other day.

9. What is unusual about Lizzy picking when we first meet her?
(a) The women usually do not work that field.
(b) They usually do not work on Sunday.
(c) The weather is not suitable.
(d) Lizzy is far too young for hard labor.

10. What does Julia say white people have that black people do not?
(a) Religious hearts.
(b) Hope.
(c) Education.
(d) Mature minds.

11. Why does Saran say Sister Clinton was born?
(a) To make men smile.
(b) To test her faith.
(c) To bridge a gap.
(d) To prove men wrong.

12. What is Moses's last name?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Law.
(c) Lorn.
(d) Lawlor.

13. Why does Julia say Josh is still a boy?
(a) He is smaller than her father.
(b) He is not married.
(c) He cares not for others.
(d) He cannot read.

14. What is Elijah doing when we first meet him?
(a) Riding a horse.
(b) Fighting another man.
(c) Plowing a field.
(d) Running down a slope.

15. Where does Elijah's father work?
(a) The cotton factory.
(b) The town market place.
(c) The docks.
(d) The pulp mills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Moses feel when he returns from Johnson City?

2. What does Lizzy tell Julia the slaves talk about in their cabins?

3. How many slave cabins are on Moses's plantation?

4. What is Lizzy picking when the reader first meets her?

5. How old is Muhammad when he is captured?

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