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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who admonishes Henry to show vigilance and responsibility toward his slaves?
(a) Sheriff Skiffington.
(b) Caldonia Townsend.
(c) Augustus Townsend.
(d) William Robbins.

2. What does Calvin swear he would do with his own slaves if his mother was not standing in his way?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Free them.
(c) Whip them.
(d) Work them harder.

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

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

5. What do the slaves on Townsend Plantation fear most when they hear of the death of Henry Townsend?
(a) They will be forced to continue working for the plantation.
(b) They will be freed and forced to leave Virginia.
(c) They will be sold and separated from their loved ones.
(d) They will be sold to less kind slave owners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes a fight between Stamford and his cabin mate, Clement?

2. What is the first gift Elias ever whittled and who was it for?

3. Why does Stamford stop a couple of children from picking blueberries one late afternoon?

4. What do these men do to Augustus despite the fact that he is a free man?

5. What does Maude keep pressuring Caldonia to do in Chapter 6?

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