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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caldonia order Moses to do in the future in regard to decisions about the slaves?
(a) To create a democracy where all the slaves make the major decisions.
(b) To make a nightly report to her personally.
(c) To leave decision making to her and her family.
(d) To turn over the overseer's job to Louis.

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

3. What object is Elias whittling in Chapter 1?
(a) A bowl.
(b) A whistle.
(c) A horse.
(d) A doll.

4. Why do Alice's owners put up with her odd behavior?
(a) Alice is a good worker.
(b) Alice is entertaining.
(c) Alice is a brillant artist.
(d) Alice is the daughter of the owner's cousin.

5. Why does Travis decide he wants the cow returned to him after he has already sold it?
(a) The new owner learns the cow is expecting a calf.
(b) It begins producing milk.
(c) It gets over the illness that should have killed it.
(d) The new owner sells it for more money than he paid for it.

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

7. How is Luke killed?
(a) Luke is trampled by a couple of horses.
(b) Luke dies from being overworked by a neighboring farmer.
(c) Luke is hit by lightening.
(d) Luke is beaten to death by a slave patroller for being out after dark.

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

9. 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.

10. Who does Caldonia believe is a better master to slaves--a white man or a black man?
(a) A black man with a white overseer.
(b) A white man with a black overseer.
(c) A black man.
(d) A white man.

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

12. What is the first gift Elias ever whittled and who was it for?
(a) A horse for Luke.
(b) A doll for Tessie.
(c) A carriage for Clement.
(d) A comb for Celeste.

13. What does Stamford believe is his fate?
(a) To live to see slaves freed.
(b) To die soon.
(c) To live until he is the oldest man in the county.
(d) To die of a wasting disease.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Augustus react to the news that Henry has become a slave owner?

2. What is the major legal issue facing Sheriff Skiffington?

3. Why does Fern believe Caldonia's mother never would have allowed Henry to court her daughter?

4. What did Maude do to stop her husband from doing what he wanted with his slaves?

5. Why do people believe Alice wanders at night?

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