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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the townspeople turning against the Walkers?
(a) Because Sarah is a unionist.
(b) Because Prentiss has a record with the law.
(c) Because George is employing Black men.
(d) Because they are poor.

2. What does Landry identify with in Isabelle?
(a) Her pain.
(b) Her singing.
(c) Her prayer.
(d) Her work ethic.

3. What happens to Landry's and Prentiss's mother?
(a) She does of an illness.
(b) She is sold.
(c) She is killed.
(d) She marries and moves away.

4. In Chapter 11, why does George ask Prentiss and Landry to leave?
(a) He runs out of money to pay them.
(b) He is dying.
(c) The work is not going well.
(d) He worries for their safety and his own family's safety.

5. What is August's and Caleb's relationship like?
(a) They despise each other.
(b) It is romantic.
(c) They are like brothers.
(d) It is completely platonic.

6. What does Landry make for Isabelle?
(a) A flower chain.
(b) Socks.
(c) A ring.
(d) A hat.

7. How much does George say he will pay Prentiss and Landry?
(a) Double what he would pay anyone else.
(b) Nothing.
(c) As much as any other men.
(d) Half as much as white men.

8. Why do Landry and Prentiss come to the Walker house in Chapter 6?
(a) They need protection from the police.
(b) They are lost.
(c) George mentioned stew and Landry wanted some.
(d) They need more socks.

9. What is George making for breakfast for himself when he is interrupted by a visitor in Chapter 6?
(a) Porridge.
(b) Sausage.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Bacon.

10. Who are the slaves who escaped from Ted Morton's?
(a) Richard and Frederick.
(b) Mark and John.
(c) Little James and Esther.
(d) Henry and Jennie.

11. What do the Walkers have for dinner the night Caleb comes home?
(a) A hen.
(b) Pork.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Beef.

12. Where does Caleb say he has come from?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) The Carolinas.
(d) Maine.

13. How does Caleb get into town?
(a) On foot.
(b) In his carriage.
(c) On his scooter.
(d) On Ridley.

14. What is one thing George loves to do that is unusual for a man of his time?
(a) Clean.
(b) Cook.
(c) Sing.
(d) Dance.

15. Who saves George from being hit by a racist man in Chapter 10?
(a) Caleb.
(b) August.
(c) One of Mildred's sons.
(d) Prentiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the first visitors to the Walker's house after news of Caleb's death?

2. Who are the brothers George comes across in Chapter 1?

3. What does George ask Prentiss and Landry to do for him in Chapter 5?

4. What does George's wife say to the man trying to steal the items from her clothesline?

5. Who does Isabelle eat with after she storms out of the party in Chapter 9?

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