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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first job Henry has after winning his freedom from slavery?
(a) Making boots.
(b) Working in cotton fields.
(c) Making furniture with his father.
(d) Caring for the horses on a local farm.

2. What place does Calvin dream of going to, in hopes that his passions will be reciprocated?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

3. What do Henry's parents often bring him on their Sunday visits to Robbins' plantation?
(a) Money.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Food.

4. What does Caldonia swear she intends to do with the slaves?
(a) Treat them with more discipline than Henry showed.
(b) Allow Calvin to take over their care.
(c) Carry on with Henry's shepherd-master ways.
(d) Free them.

5. Who is Clara Martin?
(a) Skiffington's cousin.
(b) Skiffington's mother-in-law.
(c) Skiffington's mother.
(d) Skiffington's cousin by marriage.

6. Where does Skiffington tell his wife he would someday like to move to?
(a) Back to North Carolina.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Georgia.
(d) California.

7. Where does the shipping crate take Rita?
(a) New York.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Portland.
(d) Philadelphia.

8. On what occasion does Rita attempt to escape?
(a) The day Henry's father buys his freedom.
(b) On the day Henry dies.
(c) On Christmas Day.
(d) During the celebration for the Fourth of July.

9. Who is Philomena?
(a) Robbins' personal maid.
(b) Robbins' black mistress and mother of two of his children.
(c) Robbins' housekeeper.
(d) Robbins' cousin.

10. Why do Robbins and Henry come to the sheriff's office to see Skiffington while Broussard is a prisoner there?
(a) Robbins is missing a slave.
(b) Travis has been cruel to Henry.
(c) Travis has been cruel to Robbins.
(d) Henry has been robbed.

11. What did Maude do to stop her husband from doing what he wanted with his slaves?
(a) Sued him.
(b) Poisoned him.
(c) Divorced him.
(d) Stabbed him.

12. What gift does John Skiffington's cousin, Counsel, give to him at the wedding?
(a) A new carriage.
(b) A middle-aged slave.
(c) A child slave.
(d) A new house.

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

14. What does Frazier's interviewee claim made slavery okay?
(a) The politicians said it was.
(b) Both the law and Bible sanctioned it.
(c) The President said it was.
(d) It was a way of life, the only way most people knew.

15. What event caused the loss of county records in Manchester County?
(a) The dissolution of the county.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) A 1912 fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes Henry's mentor despite Augustus' disapproval?

2. Who does Fern say was the first freed slave she taught and possibly her brightest student?

3. What decision does Moses make that angers Caldonia?

4. What is John Skiffington's job at the time he decides to marry?

5. What is Broussard's punishment for his crime?

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