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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Moses expect Caldonia to do for him now that his family is gone and he is Caldonia's lover?
(a) To move him into the main house.
(b) To free him.
(c) To make him a paid employee.
(d) To sell him.

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

3. Who does Caldonia believe is a better master to slaves--a white man or a black man?
(a) A white man.
(b) A white man with a black overseer.
(c) A black man with a white overseer.
(d) A black man.

4. What is Broussard's punishment for his crime?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) Hanging.
(c) A fine.
(d) Time served.

5. What does the new sheriff organize to help crack down on runaway slaves?
(a) A hundred man military regiment.
(b) A twelve man slave patrol.
(c) A fifty man militia.
(d) A twenty man deputy roll.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustus Townsend do to make his living?

2. What unique problem does the arrest of Jebediah present for Sheriff Skiffington?

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

4. Why do Alice's owners put up with her odd behavior?

5. Who is prisoner Jean Broussard accused of killing?

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