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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Henry's parents often bring him on their Sunday visits to Robbins' plantation?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

2. What does Skiffington often stop to do while traveling on horseback?
(a) Read his Bible.
(b) Eat.
(c) Speak with neighbors.
(d) Fish.

3. Why does Fern believe Caldonia's mother never would have allowed Henry to court her daughter?
(a) He had no money.
(b) He was once a slave himself.
(c) His skin was darker than Caldonia's.
(d) He owned slaves.

4. What is the first job Henry has after winning his freedom from slavery?
(a) Caring for the horses on a local farm.
(b) Making boots.
(c) Working in cotton fields.
(d) Making furniture with his father.

5. What subject does Anderson Frazier generally write about?
(a) American history.
(b) American romance.
(c) American politics.
(d) American peculiarities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Fern say was the first freed slave she taught and possibly her brightest student?

2. With whom does Skiffington side when the feud over Travis' cow gets out of hand?

3. Who does Augustus buy from his former owner, William Robbins?

4. What does Henry do with the gift his parents bring him every Sunday during their visits?

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

(see the answer key)

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