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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Fern believe Caldonia's mother never would have allowed Henry to court her daughter?
(a) His skin was darker than Caldonia's.
(b) He owned slaves.
(c) He was once a slave himself.
(d) He had no money.

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

3. Who is Rita?
(a) A slave who was killed by a slave owner attempting to cause fear in other runaway slaves.
(b) A slave who works as personal maid to Robbins' wife.
(c) A slave who became surrogate mother to Henry Townsend after his parents bought their freedom.
(d) A slave who knows how to read and teaches others to read.

4. What does Skiffington think should be done with Minerva, his slave, if the family were to move?
(a) She should be forced into a beneficial marriage.
(b) She should remain with the family who cares for her.
(c) She should be freed.
(d) She should be sold to a plantation.

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

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

7. What unusual demand does Moses make to Robbins?
(a) Moses insists he is a free man.
(b) Moses insists he and Bessie, the other slave, remain together.
(c) Moses insists that he is worth more than Robbins pays.
(d) Moses insists Robbins pay a good price.

8. Where does Skiffington meet his future bride?
(a) At the home of Gilly Patterson.
(b) At the home of William Robbins.
(c) At the local merchantile.
(d) At the local hotel.

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

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

11. 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) The new owner sells it for more money than he paid for it.
(c) It gets over the illness that should have killed it.
(d) It begins producing milk.

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

13. For what reason does one of the jurors on Broussard's trial believe the man was convicted?
(a) He was guilty.
(b) He was poor.
(c) He was a slaveholder.
(d) He had a foreign accent.

14. What is unusual about the fact that Henry Townsend owns slaves?
(a) Henry is the child of slaves currently owned by a neighbor.
(b) Henry was once a slave himself.
(c) Henry is an abolitionist.
(d) Henry was beaten by slaves.

15. Why does Stamford stop a couple of children from picking blueberries one late afternoon?
(a) The children might hurt themselves on the bushes.
(b) A storm is coming.
(c) So he can eat all the berries.
(d) The children are sick and tired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Act of 1806 require?

2. Who are Henry's favorite authors?

3. What ailment does Robbins suffer from?

4. Who stops Augustus as he makes his way home after delivery furniture to a client?

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

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