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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Calvin own that inspires his dreams of moving away from Manchester County to find love and passion?
(a) A picture of a family.
(b) A newspaper clipping.
(c) A magazine article.
(d) A snowglobe.

2. What punishment did Henry hire Oden Peoples to carry out against Elias for attempting to run away?
(a) Cut off his ear.
(b) Hobble him.
(c) Cut off his toes.
(d) Cut off his tongue.

3. Why does Skiffington believe the runaways are dead and buried somewhere in the woods?
(a) No one has seen them since they disappeared and Moses has motive.
(b) Elias came forward as a witness to the crime.
(c) Moses admitted the crime.
(d) Alice's body was found by the side of the road.

4. Who does Mildred claim ignored her plea for help when she went to report her husband missing at the sheriff's office?
(a) Barnum.
(b) Travis.
(c) Skiffington.
(d) Counsel.

5. Why was a white woman hanged in Bristol in front of more than three hundred people?
(a) For adultery.
(b) For laying with a slave.
(c) For helping a slave escape.
(d) For handing out abolishonist pamphlets.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who runs away from the Townsend Plantation under pressure from Moses?

3. What decision does Moses make that angers Caldonia?

4. Who does Caldonia believe is a better master to slaves--a white man or a black man?

5. What word does Maude use to refer to Caldonia and Calvin's slaves?

(see the answer key)

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