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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 is wrong with David Turner?

2. What is Elijah doing when we first meet him?

3. Who owns Neela?

4. How old is Muhammad when he is captured?

5. What is Moses's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Lizzy finds Lem after dark?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does this book fit into the historical fiction genre, and what are some of the good and bad things about this placement in your opinion?

Essay Topic 2

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book, discussing how this goal affects the characters around them.

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