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

2. Where does Elijah's father work?
(a) The cotton factory.
(b) The pulp mills.
(c) The docks.
(d) The town market place.

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

4. What is difficult to the slaves about their freedom?
(a) They have never been responsible for themselves.
(b) There is no respect for them.
(c) They have no money.
(d) They are afraid of all white men.

5. What is Sierra Leone?
(a) A ship.
(b) A country.
(c) A city.
(d) A river.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Muhammad when he is captured?

2. Where is Muhammad shackled?

3. What is Moses's cabin used for on the plantation?

4. What does the Lewis family call their land?

5. What is Mister Joe's position?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Saran worry about David Turner when she is not with him?

2. What is the main question weighing on Muhammad's mind after his capture?

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

4. What privileges are given to Muhammad while on the ship?

5. Why did Elijah and Abby fix up an old boat?

6. Why does Lizzy choose to leave Live Oaks?

7. Why does Lizzy go looking for Lem after everyone else is asleep?

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

9. What is the most startling thing to Muhammad about his captors?

10. What kind of music does Abby love, and how does Saran feel about it?

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