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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Skiffington tell his wife he would someday like to move to?
(a) California.
(b) Back to North Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Philadelphia.

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

3. What word does Maude use to refer to Caldonia and Calvin's slaves?
(a) Power.
(b) Disgrace.
(c) Shame.
(d) Legacy.

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

5. 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 keep from disturbing the mourners.
(d) To wait until decisions are made as to what to do with the plantation and slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maude keep pressuring Caldonia to do in Chapter 6?

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

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

4. What does Frazier's interviewee claim made slavery okay?

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

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