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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are Henry's favorite authors?
(a) Milton and Dante.
(b) Shakespeare and Gray.
(c) Milton and Gray.
(d) Shakespeare and Austen.

3. Why does Loretta suggest fieldwork be suspended in the aftermath of Henry Townsend's death?
(a) To prevent misunderstandings later.
(b) To prevent spoiling the journey of Henry's soul.
(c) To wait until decisions are made as to what to do with the plantation and slaves.
(d) To keep from disturbing the mourners.

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

5. Who falls in love with Saskia, making life infinitely easier for Counsel Skiffington?
(a) A rival neighbor.
(b) An unhappy slave.
(c) A majority owner in the plantation.
(d) A creditor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops Augustus as he makes his way home after delivery furniture to a client?

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

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

4. What disease begins to sweep through the plantation, leaving most of the family and slaves dead?

5. Who are Louis and Dora?

(see the answer key)

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