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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Anderson Frazier's latest project about?
(a) Blacks owning black slaves.
(b) The romantic life of an American slave.
(c) Slaves in general.
(d) The Emancipation of American slaves.

2. What does Augustus Townsend do to make his living?
(a) Makes boots.
(b) Is a deputy sheriff.
(c) Builds furniture.
(d) Serves food in a restaurant.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Revend Moffett preach obedience?

2. How many children do Caldonia and Henry have?

3. What does Stamford believe is his fate?

4. With whom does Skiffington side when the feud over Travis' cow gets out of hand?

5. What is the first gift Elias ever whittled and who was it for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What or who does Robbins buy from Broussard?

2. Who was Henry Townsend's first slave?

3. Who becomes sheriff after Patterson is pushed out of office?

4. After Henry is freed, who teaches him the value of money and helps him make money with his bootmaking skills?

5. What promise does Caldonia make to the slaves after her husband's death?

6. Who asks Fern to take Henry on as a student? Why?

7. What gift are John Skiffington and his wife, Winifred, given at their wedding?

8. Who does Skiffington meet at his boss, Patterson's, house and where is she from?

9. What is significant about the subjects Anderson Frazier writes about?

10. What is the 'Rita-thing'?

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