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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. Who owns Neela?

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

3. What does the Klan do to freed slaves?

4. What does Moses hope to find in Johnson City?

5. What does Julia promise to do for Lizzy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a boom stick?

2. What does Elijah ask for in return for finding David?

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

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

5. What do Muhammad's shackles mean to his descendants?

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

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

8. Why does Lizzy choose to leave Live Oaks?

9. What is Frank Petty widely known for?

10. What does Master Lewis hope will happen, because of his actions with Lem, after he returns to the plantation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the time-line of this plot different from most books, and how does it affect the tone and progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Love is a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters are most affected by this theme? Which relationships are the most significant to the plot and why?

Essay Topic 3

Slavery and Freedom are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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