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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lizzy picking when the reader first meets her?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Sweet potatoes.
(d) Peanuts.

2. How long is Muhammad allowed to stay on deck when he is there?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 39 minutes.

3. What does Lizzy do while Julia has tea?
(a) Makes cookies.
(b) Holds a shade.
(c) Waits on her.
(d) Drinks tea.

4. How did Moses come by his last name?
(a) His plantation owner.
(b) His father.
(c) His alphabetical assignment.
(d) His favorite word.

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

6. How does Moses feel when he returns from Johnson City?
(a) Dejected.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Elated.
(d) Confused.

7. Where does Elijah's father live?
(a) Alabama.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Georgia.

8. Where does Lizzy want to move?
(a) Johnson City.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York.

9. What does Julia promise to do for Lizzy?
(a) Buy her freedom.
(b) Teach her to read.
(c) Find her a husband.
(d) Give her a new dress.

10. What is the plantation called where Lizzy lives?
(a) Live Oaks.
(b) Merry Oaks.
(c) Tall Oaks.
(d) Strong Oaks.

11. What is the name of Elijah's father?
(a) Robert.
(b) Richard.
(c) Ricky.
(d) Randall.

12. What does Elijah sell in Johnson City?
(a) Fish and Crab.
(b) Scrap metal.
(c) Corn and wheat.
(d) Songs.

13. What causes many freed slaves to lose their land?
(a) Debt.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Weather.
(d) Lack of capital.

14. What is Muhammad's strongest emotion while on the ship?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Stress.

15. How often is Muhammad given water on the ship?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Twice a day.
(c) Three times a day.
(d) Every other day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sierra Leone?

2. What does Julia say white people have that black people do not?

3. What is the occupation of Muhammad's father?

4. What does the Lewis family call their land?

5. What does the Klan do to freed slaves?

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