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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, when Hiram is in the river, what aunt does he remember?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Betty.
(c) Emma.
(d) Annie.

2. How long does Hiram study a packet of documents Corrine gives him in Chapter 14?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) A month.
(d) 3 weeks.

3. In Chapter 2, what was the name of the butler who brought Hiram to the big house?
(a) Maynard.
(b) Roscoe.
(c) August.
(d) Joseph.

4. When Hiram wakes in Chapter 5, who does he see?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Thena.
(c) Emma.
(d) Roscoe.

5. What piece of furniture does Hiram try to work on in Chapter 6?
(a) Satinwood corner chair.
(b) Adams secretary.
(c) Mahogany highboy.
(d) Camelback sofa.

6. Who helped Maynard into the chase in Chapter 4?
(a) Hawkins.
(b) Hiram.
(c) Martin.
(d) Wilkes.

7. In Chapter 15, what is the name of the man Hiram meets at a bakery?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Ursa.
(c) Mars.
(d) Zeus.

8. Where would flesh-traders come to see Hiram and the other slaves in Chapter 10?
(a) Their cells.
(b) Yard of the jail.
(c) Back porch of the jail.
(d) Front parlor of the jail.

9. How long did Hank Powers cry when his daughter was born?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

10. What was Hiram's mother's name?
(a) Emma.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Rose.
(d) Martha.

11. In Chapter 4, when did Hiram and Maynard leave to go to the races?
(a) Around noon.
(b) Early afternoon.
(c) Mid-afternoon.
(d) Late morning.

12. Where does Hiram believe he is in Chapter 13?
(a) Bryceton.
(b) Lynchburg.
(c) Farmville.
(d) Blackstone.

13. What was the name of Howell Walker's grandfather?
(a) John.
(b) William.
(c) Maynard.
(d) Archibald.

14. In Chapter 13, how many blacks are in the dining room when Hiram arrives?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

15. In Chapter 8 on the day Hiram plans to run who does he see on his way to the well?
(a) Thena.
(b) Sophia.
(c) Pete.
(d) Ellen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what family members of the man who shares Hiram's cell were taken?

2. in Chapter 4, what did Hiram give Georgie that he had carved for Georgie's son?

3. At the end of Chapter 6, what do Sophia and Hiram drink?

4. In Chapter 1, what is the name of the brothel Maynard visits?

5. Where did Hiram live when he was a boy?

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