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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is August marrying?
(a) Renee Richards.
(b) Helen Smythe.
(c) Jane Miley.
(d) Natasha Beddenfeld.

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

3. What has George waited to tell his wife?
(a) That the mule died.
(b) That their son is dead.
(c) That they are losing the house.
(d) That he is sick.

4. Why does Landry get beaten so often?
(a) The overseer chooses him to take the beatings for the slaves who escaped.
(b) He never does all his work.
(c) As revenge for his father running away.
(d) He talks back all the time.

5. In Chapter 9, why is Ted mad at George?
(a) For setting the fire.
(b) For stealing his wife.
(c) For having Prentiss and Landry working for him.
(d) For taking his land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is August's and Caleb's relationship like?

2. What did Prentiss's and Landry's mother used to do after Landry's beatings?

3. Who is George's wife?

4. What is George looking for in the woods?

5. How large is George Walker's land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Isabelle do when George tells her Caleb has died?

2. What business does George have with Ezra?

3. In Chapter 1, what does George say he is looking for?

4. Why is Ted Morton mad at George in Part II?

5. In Chapter 1, what terrible news has George just heard?

6. Why do the townspeople turn against George after he begins employing Prentiss and Landry?

7. What shock do George and Isabelle receive in the beginning of Part II?

8. Why is Caleb ashamed of his war service?

9. What has George not told his wife Isabelle in Chapter 1?

10. What does Landry have a great appreciation for?

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