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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in Moses's cabin on Sundays?
(a) Bigger meals than normal.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Planning meetings for escaping.
(d) Religious services.

2. What is the Lewis slave family given after the Civil War?
(a) Back-logged wages.
(b) A train ticket.
(c) Some land.
(d) Free admission to the plantation.

3. What are the slaves initially sold for?
(a) Land.
(b) Trade goods.
(c) Political privileges.
(d) Money.

4. Why does the ship not leave shortly after Muhammad gets on it?
(a) The captain must pay taxes.
(b) They are waiting for officials to pass.
(c) More slaves are being captured.
(d) There is a problem with the ship.

5. What does Moses bless before a picnic?
(a) His family graves.
(b) All of these.
(c) His land.
(d) His future.

6. Who pays special attention to Moses when we first meet him?
(a) Mister Joe.
(b) Lizzy.
(c) Miss Lewis.
(d) Lem.

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

8. Where is Muhammad at the beginning of the book?
(a) In a hut.
(b) On a canoe.
(c) In a village.
(d) On a ship.

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

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

11. How long is Muhammad held on a ship before it sails?
(a) 19 days.
(b) 16 days.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 3 days.

12. Where are slaves usually held on slave ships?
(a) The cargo hold.
(b) The cabins.
(c) The forecastle.
(d) The prow.

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

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

15. What shows the family history at the beginning of the book?
(a) A list.
(b) A family tree.
(c) A diagram.
(d) A Pedigree chart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lizzy want to move?

2. What does Elijah's father say to him before he leaves the plantation?

3. How does Lem get free?

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

5. What is difficult to the slaves about their freedom?

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