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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. Who are Henry's favorite authors?
2. For what reason does one of the jurors on Broussard's trial believe the man was convicted?
3. Who becomes Henry's mentor despite Augustus' disapproval?
4. What does Caldonia swear she intends to do with the slaves?
5. Why does Robbins order Moses to undress in the sheriff's office?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Henry Townsend's first slave?
2. Why does Stamford pick blueberries for a couple of children he sees going out to pick berries in a storm?
3. What is Maude Newman's opinion as to what her widowed daughter, Caldonia, should do with her slaves?
4. 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?
5. What is significant about the subjects Anderson Frazier writes about?
6. What do the slaves fear upon learning of the death of Henry Townsend?
7. Who dies in Chapter 1?
8. After Henry is freed, who teaches him the value of money and helps him make money with his bootmaking skills?
9. What causes the feud between Harvey Travis and Clarence Wilford?
10. What gift are John Skiffington and his wife, Winifred, given at their wedding?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Caldonia begin an affair with Moses? Does Caldonia love Moses? Why or why not? How does learning of Moses' treatment of Celeste affect Caldonia's opinion of Moses? What does Moses do with his family when he begins an affair with Caldonia? Why? What does Skiffington believe Moses has done with his family? Why? Why does Moses barge in on Caldonia and ask why she has not freed him? Why does Moses believe Caldonia should free him? Will she? Why does Moses run away? Where does he go?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Fern? Why does it never occur to Fern to pass as white? Why does Fern remain married to Ramsey? What kind of husband is Ramsey? What is Ramsey's favorite pastime? Does this make Ramsey a bad person? Is Ramsey bad to Fern? What does Fern learn from a slave about Ramsey's fidelity? How does this affect Fern's marriage? Why? How does Fern feel about being a slave owner? Why does she not feel shame at owning slaves? Should she?
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