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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 day is Lizzy picking in a field when we first meet her?

2. How are Lem and Moses related?

3. What does Julia say white people have that black people do not?

4. Who owns Neela?

5. What is Mister Joe's position?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Saran say is different about Joshua?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Muhammad promise himself while on the boat, and what prompts him to make this promise?

7. How does Foster die?

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

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

10. What is the story Moses tells of two slaves who attacked a white man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Malcolm's relationship with his family change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

Essay Topic 3

How does Luvenia use her trials to her advantage, and what leads her to her success?

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