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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is Reverend Moffett having an affair with?
(a) His mother-in-law.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His sister-in-law.
(d) His neighbor.

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

5. Why does Skiffington believe slavery is just and should be preserved?
(a) Due to the fact that it is legal under Virginia law.
(b) Due to the fact that it is sanctioned in the Bible.
(c) Due to the fact that he enjoys keeping slaves.
(d) Due to the fact that the Southern economy relies on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does this family turn on Counsel the very next morning, after offering him shelter and food the night before?

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

3. Why does Stamford stop a couple of children from picking blueberries one late afternoon?

4. What punishment did Henry hire Oden Peoples to carry out against Elias for attempting to run away?

5. What does Augustus show these people that are later destroyed by one of these men?

(see the answer key)

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