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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Muhammad on the ship?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 month.

2. What does Elijah repair?
(a) An old boat.
(b) A doorframe.
(c) A cotton gin.
(d) A reaper.

3. What kind of men does the Klan honor?
(a) Rich.
(b) Black.
(c) Free.
(d) White.

4. Where is Muhammad shackled?
(a) All of these.
(b) His hands.
(c) His feet.
(d) His knees.

5. What is Moses's cabin used for on the plantation?
(a) A meeting hall.
(b) An entertainment site.
(c) A bunkhouse.
(d) A gathering place.

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

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

8. How is Elijah related to Moses?
(a) Moses is his grandfather.
(b) Moses is his uncle.
(c) Moses is his godfather.
(d) Moses is his father.

9. What do the slaves call the plantation home?
(a) The big house.
(b) The master house.
(c) The main house.
(d) The white house.

10. What kind of animal is Sukey?
(a) Cow.
(b) Mule.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Horse.

11. What day is Lizzy picking in a field when we first meet her?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

12. When does Muhammad touch soil after being captured?
(a) 1643.
(b) 1743.
(c) 1843.
(d) 1943.

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

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

15. What does Muhammad promise himself on the ship?
(a) All of these.
(b) He will find his family.
(c) He will get revenge.
(d) He will stay alive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe the Lewis slave family?

3. What happens in Moses's cabin on Sundays?

4. Where is Muhammad at the beginning of the book?

5. How does Lem return to the plantation?

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