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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Skiffington turn to for advice on the laws regarding freed slaves and whether than can be sold into slavery?
(a) Gilly Patterson, his former boss.
(b) William Robbins, a local landowner.
(c) Harry Sanderson, his liaison in Richmond.
(d) Mildred Townsend, a freed slave.

2. What information about Ramsey does Jebediah reveal to Fern that changes the climate of her marriage?
(a) That Ramsey gambled away the mortgage to their home.
(b) That Ramsey beats the slaves.
(c) That Ramsey cheats on her.
(d) That Ramsey is legally married to another woman.

3. Who tells Skiffington that Travis sold Augustus Townsend to slave traders?
(a) Oden.
(b) Counsel Skiffington.
(c) Barnum Kinsey.
(d) William Robbins.

4. What ailment does Morris Calhenny suffer that only his slave, Beau, can help him overcome?
(a) Seizures.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Depression.
(d) Mental illness.

5. Who falls in love with Saskia, making life infinitely easier for Counsel Skiffington?
(a) A majority owner in the plantation.
(b) A creditor.
(c) A rival neighbor.
(d) An unhappy slave.

6. What does Counsel Skiffington find inside the home while he is searching for Moses?
(a) Five twenty dollar bills.
(b) Five silver rings.
(c) Five twenty dollar gold pieces.
(d) Five gold bowls.

7. What does Counsel make Moses promise at gunpoint after Moses reveals himself by coming out of the house?
(a) To not tell anyone that Counsel killed Mildred Townsend for her treasures.
(b) To not tell anyone about the treasure Counsel believes is still hidden in the house.
(c) To not tell anyone that the slave patrol sold Augustus Townsend into slavery.
(d) To not tell anyone Counsel killed John Skiffington.

8. What state are the slave traders who bought free man Augustus Townsend heading to?
(a) Georgia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Florida.

9. Who does Mildred claim ignored her plea for help when she went to report her husband missing at the sheriff's office?
(a) Skiffington.
(b) Counsel.
(c) Travis.
(d) Barnum.

10. Who is Saskia Wilhelm?
(a) An immigrant from Lyberia.
(b) An immigrant from England.
(c) An immigrant from the Netherlands.
(d) An immigrant from Ireland.

11. Who are the majority of the employees at the hotel/restaurant/saloon that Alice, Priscilla, and James own in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Runaway slaves.
(b) Minorities of all racial backgrounds.
(c) Freed blacks.
(d) Poor whites.

12. Why does Skiffington believe the runaways are dead and buried somewhere in the woods?
(a) Alice's body was found by the side of the road.
(b) No one has seen them since they disappeared and Moses has motive.
(c) Elias came forward as a witness to the crime.
(d) Moses admitted the crime.

13. Who suggests to Caldonia that she buy insurance to cover her slaves?
(a) Robbins.
(b) Louis.
(c) Skiffington.
(d) Maude.

14. Where does Counsel hope to eventually make his home?
(a) Manchester County.
(b) New York.
(c) California.
(d) Arizona.

15. Who claims to be sick the following day and unable to work in the fields as ordered?
(a) Elias.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Delphie.
(d) Celeste.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is named overseer in the wake of Moses' disappearance?

2. How does the comment that Moses is 'world stupid' give John Skiffington a new place to search for Moses?

3. What does Moses expect Caldonia to do for him now that his family is gone and he is Caldonia's lover?

4. Why does Skiffington count Oden and his testimony for Travis about Augustus as that of only half a man?

5. What happens to the sick slave who Moses forces to work in the fields despite an illness?

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