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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 is Broussard's punishment for his crime?

2. To whom does Revend Moffett preach obedience?

3. On what occasion does Rita attempt to escape?

4. Where does Henry request he be buried?

5. What did Maude do to stop her husband from doing what he wanted with his slaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do Robbins and Henry visit Skiffinton's jail while Broussard is imprisoned there?

4. Who was Henry Townsend's first slave?

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

6. Who dies in Chapter 1?

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

8. Before Henry is freed, who does he go with Robbins to Richmond to track down and return to Manchester County?

9. What is the 'Rita-thing'?

10. Why does Fern disagree with the idea that blacks owning slaves is like owning your own family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Elias. Why did Elias want to run away when Henry Townsend first bought him? What caused him to settle down? Who did Elias marry and how did she influence his behavior? Did her influence continue as Elias grew older? Why was Elisa made overseer of the plantation? Was this a good choice? Was it hypocritical of Elias to accept the position after her fought so hard to be free? Why did Elias' wife disagree with his decision to become overseer?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the underground railroad. What was the underground railroad? Who did it help? Was it dangerous? Who was in the most danger? What evidence of the railroad is found in this novel? Who was working the underground railroad in this novel? Why? Were these people caught? Why or why not? Who might these people have helped? What evidence is there?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the treatment of slaves in this novel. Who treated the slaves worse, the white plantation owners, the white lawmen, the black slave owners, or the slave overseers? What are the differences between the various treatment of the slaves? Who thought they treated the slaves better? Did they? Why or why not? Is it possible to treat a slave kindly? Should slaves have been freed by their black owners? Is it more morally corrupt for a freed slave to own a slave than a white man who has always been free? Why or why not?

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