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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What possession does Tessie show everyone, a possession she will cherish until she dies more than eighty years later?
(a) A dress made for her dead baby sister.
(b) The doll Elias carved for her.
(c) A horse Elias carved for her.
(d) A horse and buggy carving Moses gave her.

2. Who is Moses?
(a) Overseer of slaves on a Virginia plantation.
(b) Slave owner on a Virginia plantation.
(c) Son of a plantation owner in Virginia.
(d) Farmer in Virginia.

3. Who is Saskia Wilhelm?
(a) An immigrant from Ireland.
(b) An immigrant from England.
(c) An immigrant from the Netherlands.
(d) An immigrant from Lyberia.

4. Who believes Fern and her husband continue to owe four hundred and fifty dollars?
(a) Maude.
(b) Jebediah.
(c) Moses.
(d) Mildred.

5. What does Henry do with the gift his parents bring him every Sunday during their visits?
(a) Bribes the groom to give him the position.
(b) Bribes Robbins to keep raising his price.
(c) Bribes the overseer so he does not have to work.
(d) Bribes the slave patrol to allow him to wander the countryside.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says that Moses is 'world stupid', implying that he does not know North from South?

2. What ailment does Morris Calhenny suffer that only his slave, Beau, can help him overcome?

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

4. What ailment does John Skiffington suffer in the final chapters of the book?

5. What fate lies ahead of Jebediah when it is discovered he has forged his freedom papers?

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