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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object is Elias whittling in Chapter 1?
(a) A bowl.
(b) A doll.
(c) A whistle.
(d) A horse.

2. What does the Act of 1806 require?
(a) That all freed slaves pay extra taxes on their income.
(b) That all freed slaves carry freedom papers.
(c) That all freed slaves register with local law enforcement.
(d) That all freed slaves leave Virginia within twelve months.

3. Who opens the crate and frees Rita after her forty-one hour trip East?
(a) Augustus Townsend.
(b) A cop named Paddy Smith.
(c) An immigrant named Mary Conlon.
(d) William Robbins.

4. For whom does John Skiffington work?
(a) Henry Townsend.
(b) William Robbins.
(c) The people of Manchester County.
(d) Sheriff Gilly Patterson.

5. Why does John Skiffington decide to marry?
(a) To please his father.
(b) To have a companion.
(c) To have children.
(d) To obey the Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Philomena?

2. Why does Robbins continuously raise the asking price for Henry as Augustus attempts to buy his freedom?

3. Who dies as his wife and teacher discuss the fate of two slaves whose owner has died?

4. Where does the shipping crate take Rita?

5. Who is exempt from the Act of 1806 because of the generosity of local whites?

(see the answer key)

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