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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decision does Moses make that angers Caldonia?
(a) To punish lazy slaves with whippings.
(b) To refuse the slaves food and water.
(c) To force the slaves to work past dark.
(d) To punish Stamford and Clement.

2. What did Maude do to stop her husband from doing what he wanted with his slaves?
(a) Poisoned him.
(b) Sued him.
(c) Divorced him.
(d) Stabbed him.

3. How many free blacks do the slave traders sell along their journey south?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. What is the first gift Elias ever whittled and who was it for?
(a) A carriage for Clement.
(b) A doll for Tessie.
(c) A comb for Celeste.
(d) A horse for Luke.

5. Who runs away from the Townsend Plantation under pressure from Moses?
(a) Alice, Elias, and Celeste.
(b) Alice, Pricilla, and Jamie.
(c) Alice, Louis, and Calvin.
(d) Alice, Loretta, and Bennett.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Skiffington count Oden and his testimony for Travis about Augustus as that of only half a man?

3. Who does Moses think needs to be out of the picture to clear the way for Caldonia to free him and marry him?

4. Why does the slave, Stamford, insist on only consorting with young women rather than women his own age?

5. Where do Augustus and Mildred stay when they are visiting their son's plantation?

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