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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 different about Sister Clinton from the Lewis family?

2. What does Julia's father say is making the slaves restless?

3. What does Saran do for a job after the war?

4. What is unusual about Lizzy picking when we first meet her?

5. What does Muhammad promise himself on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Foster die?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the deepest feeling felt by Muhammad on the ship, and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where does the theme of discrimination occur in this narrative, and how is it received by the main characters?

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

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