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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 lover.
(c) She is his wife.
(d) She is his daughter.

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

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

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

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

6. Who opens the crate and frees Rita after her forty-one hour trip East?
(a) A cop named Paddy Smith.
(b) An immigrant named Mary Conlon.
(c) William Robbins.
(d) Augustus Townsend.

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

8. Who takes in Stamford to help heal his wounds after a fight with his cabin mate, Clement?
(a) Moses.
(b) Celeste.
(c) Delphie.
(d) Caldonia.

9. What decision does Moses make that angers Caldonia?
(a) To force the slaves to work past dark.
(b) To punish lazy slaves with whippings.
(c) To punish Stamford and Clement.
(d) To refuse the slaves food and water.

10. Who is prisoner Jean Broussard accused of killing?
(a) His brother.
(b) His business partner.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His wife.

11. From whom does Henry buy his first piece of land and his first slave?
(a) Augustus Townsend.
(b) John Skiffington.
(c) William Robbins.
(d) Gilly Patterson.

12. Why are the slave patrols formed?
(a) To find Henry's parents after they ran away.
(b) To find two slaves who escaped Robbins' plantation.
(c) To find slaves stolen by abolishonists.
(d) To find two slaves Robbins mistakenly sold.

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

14. 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.

15. What word does Maude use to refer to Caldonia and Calvin's slaves?
(a) Shame.
(b) Legacy.
(c) Power.
(d) Disgrace.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does John Skiffington work?

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

3. What gift does John Skiffington's cousin, Counsel, give to him at the wedding?

4. Why does Robbins order Moses to undress in the sheriff's office?

5. What do these men do to Augustus despite the fact that he is a free man?

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