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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. Where is Muhammad at the beginning of the book?

2. Where are slaves usually held on slave ships?

3. What kind of music does Elijah's cousin love?

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

5. What does Moses bless before a picnic?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What kind of music does Abby love, and how does Saran feel about it?

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

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

6. What happens when Lizzy finds Lem after dark?

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

8. How does Foster die?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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