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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Muhammad look for constantly after being captured?
(a) His siblings.
(b) His fiancée.
(c) His parents.
(d) His best friend.

2. What do the white men call Moses's wife?
(a) Aunt Sara.
(b) Mother Shara.
(c) Sweet Serene.
(d) Sister Saran.

3. How are Joshua and Moses related?
(a) Moses is his nephew.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) They are friends.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Muhammad promise himself on the ship?

2. How often is Muhammad given water on the ship?

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

4. What is the Middle Passage?

5. What is the Lewis slave family given after the Civil War?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lizzy choose to leave Live Oaks?

2. What does Julia tell Lizzy the difference between white people and black people is?

3. What makes it hard for many slave descendants to track their family history?

4. What does Saran say is different about Joshua?

5. What is a boom stick?

6. What does Abby think about the post-slavery black children?

7. What is placed before the beginning of the narrative, and what does it show?

8. What is the deepest feeling felt by Muhammad on the ship, and why?

9. Why does Sheriff Glover pull a gun on Elijah?

10. What advice does Richard give to Elijah before he goes looking for David, and why?

(see the answer keys)

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