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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustus Townsend do to make his living?

2. Who digs Henry's grave before the funeral service?

3. What does Henry do with the gift his parents bring him every Sunday during their visits?

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

5. Where does Skiffington tell his wife he would someday like to move to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Maude Newman's opinion as to what her widowed daughter, Caldonia, should do with her slaves?

3. Why does John Skiffington decide to get married in 1840?

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

5. Why does Calvin not shake the slaves' hands and what does he wish to do with his own slaves?

6. Why does Stamford pick blueberries for a couple of children he sees going out to pick berries in a storm?

7. Who dies in Chapter 1?

8. For whom does Elias carve a doll? What is significant about this doll?

9. Who does Calvin have a crush on? Why does Calvin believe this person would rebuff any suggestions of romance? Where does Calvin want to go and why?

10. Why does Clara Martin suddenly become convinced that her slave, Ralph, wants to kill her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Moses. Who is Moses? Why does Moses resent his owner? How is this reflected in Moses' behavior? When Moses is made overseer, how does he treat the other slaves? Why? Why does Moses make Celeste work in the fields even though she is sick and tired with her pregnancy? What is the result? How does Moses feel about this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of blacks owning slaves. Why would a black person own slaves? What purpose did the slaves fulfill? What other options did freed slaves have other than owning slaves? Why did some freed slaves choose to own slaves? How did this give them power? How did this change their standing in the community? Were blacks allowed to buy slaves at public auctions? Why or why not? How did freed slaves obtain slaves?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss William Robbins. Who is Robbins? Why does he have so much power in Manchester County? Who is Robbins to Henry? What is their relationship like? Why is Robbins more of a mentor to Henry than his own father? Why did Robbins free Henry's father? Why did he refuse to free Henry? What does this say about their relationship? Why does Robbins eventually free Henry? How does their relationship change? How does their relationship remain the same?

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