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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elijah repair?

2. What does Moses's wife do when Lem returns to the plantation?

3. Where are slaves usually held on slave ships?

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

5. What is Sierra Leone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Elijah refuse to split the reward money with Sheriff Glover?

3. What happens when Lizzy finds Lem after dark?

4. What is a boom stick?

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

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

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

8. What does Master Lewis tell Mister Joe to do with Lem?

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

10. What does Saran say is different about Joshua?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Responsibility and coming of age are two themes that are interwoven in many places of this plot. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to move the plot along?

Essay Topic 2

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

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