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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is chosen to be sheriff when Patterson resigns two years later?
(a) Counsel Skiffington.
(b) John Skiffington.
(c) Henry Townsend.
(d) William Robbins.

2. What does Augustus Townsend do to make his living?
(a) Builds furniture.
(b) Serves food in a restaurant.
(c) Is a deputy sheriff.
(d) Makes boots.

3. Who dies as his wife and teacher discuss the fate of two slaves whose owner has died?
(a) William Robbins.
(b) Henry Townsend.
(c) Calvin Newman.
(d) John Skiffington.

4. Why does Robbins chase down Philamena himself when she runs away to Richmond a second time?
(a) She is his wife.
(b) She is his daughter.
(c) She is his slave.
(d) She is his lover.

5. What inspires the punishment Henry orders for Elias when he is caught attempting to run away?
(a) A story told to him by other slave owners.
(b) A story in the newspaper.
(c) His own imagination.
(d) A slave Henry knew as a child with a similar injury.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the slaves on Townsend Plantation fear most when they hear of the death of Henry Townsend?

3. Why do the large landowners of Manchester County become unhappy with Sheriff Patterson?

4. What is John Skiffington's job at the time he decides to marry?

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

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