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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which woman does Elias develop an affection for while a slave on the Townsend Plantation?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Loretta.
(c) Celeste.
(d) Delphie.

2. What does Stamford believe is his fate?
(a) To die soon.
(b) To live until he is the oldest man in the county.
(c) To live to see slaves freed.
(d) To die of a wasting disease.

3. How many children do Caldonia and Henry have?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) None.

4. What has Fern's mother taught her about the man she should marry?
(a) Not to marry a man with less money than her.
(b) Not to marry a man with more money than her.
(c) Not to marry a man with lighter skin than her own.
(d) Not to marry a man with darker skin than her own.

5. What plantation does Saskia come to live on?
(a) A Child's Dream.
(b) Robbins' Plantation.
(c) Tara.
(d) Townsend's Plantation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jebediah accost Fern on the road to her home?

2. Why does Fern believe Caldonia's mother never would have allowed Henry to court her daughter?

3. What language does the leader of this group Counsel runs into in Texas speak?

4. What causes a fight between Stamford and his cabin mate, Clement?

5. Who decides to buy Jebediah when it is learned that he forged his freedom papers and is to return to his original owner?

(see the answer key)

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