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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To whom does patroller Travis sell a dying cow?
(a) Oden Peoples.
(b) Clarence Wilford.
(c) Barnum Kinsey.
(d) Henry Townsend.

4. What ailment does Robbins suffer from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Seizures.

5. What object does Calvin own that inspires his dreams of moving away from Manchester County to find love and passion?
(a) A magazine article.
(b) A newspaper clipping.
(c) A snowglobe.
(d) A picture of a family.

6. Where do Augustus and Mildred stay when they are visiting their son's plantation?
(a) An apartment over the garage.
(b) The main house.
(c) The slave quarters.
(d) A mother-in-law house.

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

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

9. What mistake does Frazier make when he approaches this woman to discuss his latest writing project?
(a) Frazier assumes she once owned slaves.
(b) Fazier assumes she wants to talk about slavery.
(c) Frazier assumes she was once a slave.
(d) Frazier assumes she is white.

10. Who is Skiffington's future bride?
(a) Minerva Skiffington.
(b) Winifred Patterson.
(c) Fern Elston.
(d) Clara Martin.

11. How does Robbins react when he finds Philamena in Richmond after she has run away a second time?
(a) He offers her a divorce.
(b) He beats her to near death.
(c) He has her arrested.
(d) He threatens to lock her in her room,

12. Which woman does Elias develop an affection for while a slave on the Townsend Plantation?
(a) Delphie.
(b) Celeste.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Loretta.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Philomena?

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

4. Who is chosen to be sheriff when Patterson resigns two years later?

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

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