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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Skiffington that Travis sold Augustus Townsend to slave traders?
(a) Counsel Skiffington.
(b) William Robbins.
(c) Barnum Kinsey.
(d) Oden.

2. What does Maude keep pressuring Caldonia to do in Chapter 6?
(a) Stop grieving and remarry.
(b) Free the slaves.
(c) Sell the plantation and the slaves.
(d) Stop grieving and make a decision regarding the slaves.

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

4. What did Maude's husband, Tilmon, want to do with their slaves after the death of their third child?
(a) Buy more.
(b) Free them.
(c) Sell them.
(d) Kill them.

5. What does Skiffington think should be done with Minerva, his slave, if the family were to move?
(a) She should be sold to a plantation.
(b) She should be freed.
(c) She should remain with the family who cares for her.
(d) She should be forced into a beneficial marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What habit does Ramsey have that causes trouble for him and for Fern?

2. Who is chosen to be sheriff when Patterson resigns two years later?

3. Who is Skiffington's future bride?

4. Who admonishes Henry to show vigilance and responsibility toward his slaves?

5. Who has John Skiffington begun to lust after even as he begins to see his career falling apart?

(see the answer key)

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