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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 the name on the wall hanging that Calvin sees in Washington D.C., causing him to write an excited letter to his sister, Caldonia?
(a) Henry Townsend.
(b) Alice Night..
(c) Minerva Skiffington.
(d) Patience Robbins.

2. At whose home does Skiffington come to believe Moses is hiding out?
(a) Caldonia Townsend's.
(b) Mildred Townsend's.
(c) Gilly Patterson's.
(d) William Robbins'.

3. Who does Robbins charge with finding Caldonia's lost slaves after admitting he has lost faith in John Skiffington as sheriff?
(a) Calvin.
(b) Moses.
(c) Counsel.
(d) Louis.

4. Who is named overseer in the wake of Moses' disappearance?
(a) Elias.
(b) Louis.
(c) Stamford.
(d) Celeste.

5. What profession does Saskia's husband force her into, first in Philadelphia, and later, North Carolina?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Housekeeping.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Nursing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were Saskia and her husband exiled from England?

2. Who does Mildred claim ignored her plea for help when she went to report her husband missing at the sheriff's office?

3. Who claims to be sick the following day and unable to work in the fields as ordered?

4. How does Topps define perishment?

5. What information about Ramsey does Jebediah reveal to Fern that changes the climate of her marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does a man named Hiram Jenkins want to kill Counsel after offering him shelter and food the night before?

2. What disease does Saskia Wilhelm contract that she exposes all the people on Counsel's plantation to?

3. Why is Jebediah Dickinson arrested? What lie is revealed upon this arrest?

4. Who buys Jebediah Dickinson upon learning that he is not free, but is a slave owned by a cruel pastor?

5. Why does Saskia Wilhelm's husband force her into prostitution? Where does Saskia end up?

6. How is Augustus killed?

7. What does Counsel find in Mildred's house?

8. Who comes to Manchester County and takes a job as a deputy with the sheriff's office? Why?

9. Why does Moses force Celeste to work in the fields even though she claims to be sick?

10. Why does Moses encourages Alice, his wife, and son to run away?

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