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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Caldonia begin making silent visits to the slave quarters every night?
(a) To make sure Moses is treating the slaves properly.
(b) To check on the health of slaves who have recently given birth.
(c) To keep her loneliness and grief at bay.
(d) To possibly prevent any more runaways.

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. What fear causes Clara to call Skiffington to her home?
(a) That her slave, Ralph, is stealing from her.
(b) That her slave, Ralph, is dying.
(c) That her slave, Ralph, is going to kill her.
(d) That her slave, Ralph, is going to run away.

4. How many free blacks do the slave traders sell along their journey south?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose home does Skiffington come to believe Moses is hiding out?

2. Who are the majority of the employees at the hotel/restaurant/saloon that Alice, Priscilla, and James own in Washington, D.C.?

3. Who runs away from the Townsend Plantation under pressure from Moses?

4. Who does Moses think needs to be out of the picture to clear the way for Caldonia to free him and marry him?

5. How does the comment that Moses is 'world stupid' give John Skiffington a new place to search for Moses?

(see the answer key)

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