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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 was to perform the funeral service for Henry Townsend?

2. Why do Alice's owners put up with her odd behavior?

3. Who are Louis and Dora?

4. Why does Skiffington believe slavery is just and should be preserved?

5. What causes a fight between Stamford and his cabin mate, Clement?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stamford get into a fight with his cabin mate? What is the result of this fight?

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

3. What is significant about the fact that Henry Townsend owns slaves?

4. What or who does Robbins buy from Broussard?

5. 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?

6. Who was Henry Townsend's first slave?

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

8. Who is Jean Boussard accused of killing?

9. What punishment did Henry demand for Elias after he attempted to run away? Why?

10. Who is Luke? How does he die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Counsel Skiffington. Who is Counsel? What happens to Counsel's family? Where does Counsel go after this? Why? What happens to Counsel on his journey? What is unusual about these events? How does Counsel respond? Where does Counsel eventually settle? Why? How does Counsel perform at his new job? Is his reaction to pleas for help from the black community favorable? How does this reaction reflect Counsel's personal opinion of blacks? Why does Counsel kill his cousin?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Augustus stopped on the road as he travels home after selling some furniture? Who stops him? What do they ask to see? What do they do with this item? Why? Who comes across this scene? What do these people offer the newcomers? Why is Augustus sold into slavery? Is there a law against this? What is the law? How might it help Augustus? Why does this law not help Augustus at this point?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Augustus and Mildred Townsend. How do they feel about slavery? From where do their opinions come? Why do they disapprove of their son's decision to own slaves? What happens when they learn of this decision? Why do Augustus and Mildred stay in the slave quarters when they visit their son? Why do they not stay in the house? Why are they not proud of their son's achievements? Should they be?

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