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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 Muhammad find strange about his captors?

2. What does Lizzy tell Julia the slaves talk about in their cabins?

3. Why does Julia say Josh is still a boy?

4. Where is Muhammad at the beginning of the book?

5. What is the name of Moses's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lizzy choose to leave Live Oaks?

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

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

4. What is placed before the beginning of the narrative, and what does it show?

5. What advice does Richard give to Elijah before he goes looking for David, and why?

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

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

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

9. How do the other slaves say goodbye to Lizzy when she leaves Live Oaks?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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