Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why do Robbins and Henry come to the sheriff's office to see Skiffington while Broussard is a prisoner there?
2. How many children do Caldonia and Henry have?
3. What fear causes Clara to call Skiffington to her home?
4. Who is Reverend Moffett having an affair with?
5. What causes a fight between Stamford and his cabin mate, Clement?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Robbins continually raise his asking price for Henry Townsend's freedom?
2. Why does Stamford get into a fight with his cabin mate? What is the result of this fight?
3. Who is Luke? How does he die?
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 Maude Newman's opinion as to what her widowed daughter, Caldonia, should do with her slaves?
6. What is significant about the subjects Anderson Frazier writes about?
7. Before Henry is freed, who does he go with Robbins to Richmond to track down and return to Manchester County?
8. Why does Fern disagree with the idea that blacks owning slaves is like owning your own family?
9. Who becomes sheriff after Patterson is pushed out of office?
10. Who does Skiffington meet at his boss, Patterson's, house and where is she from?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss one of the following themes from the novel:
1) Friendship
2) Slavery
3) Freed Slaves Owning Slaves
4) Extramarital Affairs
Essay Topic 3
Who is Mildred Townsend? Why does Skiffington go to her house to look for Moses? Is Moses there? Why? What happens to Mildred during the search for Moses? Why? Is it an accident? Why is Moses taken into custody? Why is it suggested Moses be hobbled? Is he? By whom? Why? What happens to Moses when he is returned to his plantation? What does this say about Moses' character? What does it say about Celeste's character?
|
This section contains 824 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
