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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. Why does Joshua run away?
(a) To save his nephew.
(b) To keep his fiancée from being sold.
(c) To keep a promise.
(d) To avoid more whippings.

2. Where is Lem buried?
(a) Johnson City.
(b) Glory Field.
(c) Live Oaks.
(d) A battlefield.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Muhammad held on a ship before it sails?

2. What is Mister Joe's position?

3. What kind of men does the Klan honor?

4. Who helps Elijah repair something?

5. What does the Lewis family call their land?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What keeps Muhammad from sleeping at night while on the ship?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Lizzy first come to know Moses and Saran?

8. What is a boom stick?

9. What happens when Lizzy finds Lem after dark?

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

(see the answer keys)

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