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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Broussard speak to Robbins about during his visit to the jail?
(a) Selling him two slaves.
(b) Running a plantation.
(c) Owning slaves in general.
(d) France.

2. Who is exempt from the Act of 1806 because of the generosity of local whites?
(a) Mildred.
(b) Moses.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Henry.

3. How does Augustus react to the news that Henry has become a slave owner?
(a) Augustus congratulates his son and celebrates this moment of glory.
(b) Augustus tells Henry his future is looking bright.
(c) Augustus warns that only trouble can come from a black man acting like a white man.
(d) Augustus breaks Henry's shoulder with a walking stick.

4. What has Fern's mother taught her about the man she should marry?
(a) Not to marry a man with lighter skin than her own.
(b) Not to marry a man with more money than her.
(c) Not to marry a man with darker skin than her own.
(d) Not to marry a man with less money than her.

5. Where does Henry request he be buried?
(a) In the Robbins' family cemetery.
(b) Near the house, separate from the family cemetery.
(c) In a separate cemetery from the slaves who have died on the plantation.
(d) In the same cemetery, near but not among, the slaves who have died on his plantation.

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

7. What causes a fight between Stamford and his cabin mate, Clement?
(a) An interest in the same girl.
(b) Lost possessions.
(c) Bitter words about a mutual friend.
(d) The abuse of a child.

8. What does the Act of 1806 require?
(a) That all freed slaves carry freedom papers.
(b) That all freed slaves pay extra taxes on their income.
(c) That all freed slaves leave Virginia within twelve months.
(d) That all freed slaves register with local law enforcement.

9. What does Skiffington often stop to do while traveling on horseback?
(a) Read his Bible.
(b) Speak with neighbors.
(c) Eat.
(d) Fish.

10. Who admonishes Henry to show vigilance and responsibility toward his slaves?
(a) Augustus Townsend.
(b) Sheriff Skiffington.
(c) William Robbins.
(d) Caldonia Townsend.

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

12. Why did John Skiffington leave North Carolina?
(a) To be closer to his father's relatives.
(b) To move to a state where slave ownership was legal and encouraged.
(c) To bury his mother in her home state.
(d) His father had a dream that they should free their slaves and all the slaves of the state.

13. Who digs Henry's grave before the funeral service?
(a) Calvin, Robbins, and Moses.
(b) Calvin, Louis, and Augustus.
(c) Moses, Elias, and Stamford.
(d) The male slaves.

14. Why do the large landowners of Manchester County become unhappy with Sheriff Patterson?
(a) Due to an increase in the sheriff's salary.
(b) Due to the increase in crime.
(c) Due to incidences of cruelty against slaves.
(d) Due to the incidences of missing slaves.

15. What type of writing does Anderson Frazier do?
(a) Pamphlets.
(b) Novels.
(c) Articles.
(d) Non-fiction books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first job Henry has after winning his freedom from slavery?

2. Where does Skiffington tell his wife he would someday like to move to?

3. What does Caldonia order Moses to do in the future in regard to decisions about the slaves?

4. Why does the slave, Stamford, insist on only consorting with young women rather than women his own age?

5. What mistake does Frazier make when he approaches this woman to discuss his latest writing project?

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