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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Henry request he be buried?
(a) In a separate cemetery from the slaves who have died on the plantation.
(b) Near the house, separate from the family cemetery.
(c) In the Robbins' family cemetery.
(d) In the same cemetery, near but not among, the slaves who have died on his plantation.

2. Why do people believe Alice wanders at night?
(a) Alice is afraid of small spaces.
(b) Alice was abused by a previous owner.
(c) Alice is looking for her missing child.
(d) Alice was hit in the head by a mule.

3. What does Alice often do as she walks down the road?
(a) Sings.
(b) Picks weeds.
(c) Talks to herself.
(d) Calls for her missing family.

4. What gift does John Skiffington's cousin, Counsel, give to him at the wedding?
(a) A child slave.
(b) A new carriage.
(c) A middle-aged slave.
(d) A new house.

5. Who does Augustus buy from his former owner, William Robbins?
(a) His son, Jack.
(b) His mother, Rita.
(c) His wife, Mildred.
(d) His cousin, Mike.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the fact that Henry Townsend owns slaves?

2. Who does Henry attempt to choke during a disagreement over dinner at Fern's one Sunday night?

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

4. Who digs Henry's grave before the funeral service?

5. What has Fern's mother taught her about the man she should marry?

(see the answer key)

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