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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stops Augustus as he makes his way home after delivery furniture to a client?
(a) Travis, Skiffington, and Robbins.
(b) Peoples, Kinsey, and Elias.
(c) Skiffington, Robbins, and Thomas.
(d) Travis, Peoples, and Kinsey.

2. Why does Stamford stop a couple of children from picking blueberries one late afternoon?
(a) A storm is coming.
(b) The children might hurt themselves on the bushes.
(c) The children are sick and tired.
(d) So he can eat all the berries.

3. What does Augustus show these people that are later destroyed by one of these men?
(a) An ID badge.
(b) Freedom papers.
(c) A passport.
(d) A pass from the Townsend plantation.

4. How is Luke killed?
(a) Luke is trampled by a couple of horses.
(b) Luke is beaten to death by a slave patroller for being out after dark.
(c) Luke dies from being overworked by a neighboring farmer.
(d) Luke is hit by lightening.

5. What do these men do to Augustus despite the fact that he is a free man?
(a) Sell him to slave traders.
(b) Sell him to William Robbins.
(c) Arrest him for breaking the Act of 1806.
(d) Arrest him for being a run away slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Calvin own that inspires his dreams of moving away from Manchester County to find love and passion?

2. What do the slaves on Townsend Plantation fear most when they hear of the death of Henry Townsend?

3. How many free blacks do the slave traders sell along their journey south?

4. Who takes in Stamford to help heal his wounds after a fight with his cabin mate, Clement?

5. Who does Mildred claim ignored her plea for help when she went to report her husband missing at the sheriff's office?

(see the answer key)

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