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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Muhammad see for the first time while on the boat?
(a) The ocean.
(b) People from other tribes.
(c) Smoke from the villages.
(d) People dying.

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Muhammad call guns?
(a) Boom sticks.
(b) Fire makers.
(c) Cracklers.
(d) Death toys.

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

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

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

14. What is different about Sister Clinton from the Lewis family?
(a) She has red hair.
(b) She is rich.
(c) She is light skinned.
(d) She was never a slave.

15. How old is Muhammad when he is captured?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are slaves usually held on slave ships?

2. What does Julia's father say is making the slaves restless?

3. What is Muhammad's strongest emotion while on the ship?

4. How did Lem die?

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

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