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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what food did Hiram collect on Sunday afternoons?
(a) Peck of corn and pound of pork.
(b) Flour, eggs, and lard.
(c) Grits, eggs, and pork rinds.
(d) Peck of beans and pound of beef.

2. Who found Hiram after he nearly drowned in the river?
(a) Roscoe.
(b) Hawkins.
(c) Howell Walker.
(d) Harlan.

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

4. In Chapter 7, what day does Hiram prepare to take Sophia to Nathaniel's?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

5. In Chapter 13, what is the nickname of the woman who can control Conduction?
(a) Moses.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Free.

6. In Chapter 14, what season is it when Hiram finishes studying a packet of documents Corrine gives him?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

7. In Chapter 3, how long had Hiram been studying with Mr. Fields when he was given the job of being Maynard's manservant?
(a) A year.
(b) About 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 8 months.

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

9. In Chapter 1, when Hiram thinks he see his mother, what dance is she doing?
(a) Juba.
(b) Hambone.
(c) Stick.
(d) Buck.

10. What does Hiram take with him when he leaves in Chapter 8?
(a) Nothing.
(b) His coin.
(c) Jacket.
(d) Set of clothing.

11. In Chapter 13, after Hiram studies with Mr. Fields, how much time does he have daily to study on his own?
(a) An hour and a half.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) An hour.
(d) 3 hours.

12. In Chapter 5, how long does Hiram straddle the line between life and death?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 48 hours.

13. In Chapter 10, what family members of the man who shares Hiram's cell were taken?
(a) Son and grandson.
(b) Son, daughter-in-law, and grandson.
(c) Son and daughter.
(d) Wife and son.

14. At the end of Chapter 11, where does Hiram get hurt?
(a) Wrist.
(b) Ankle.
(c) Arm.
(d) Shoulder.

15. When Hiram returns to the Warrens in Chapter 5, who is talking to Sophia?
(a) Peter.
(b) Thena.
(c) Emma.
(d) Roscoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Hiram in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 8, what task does Hiram's father tell him he will perform in the future?

3. In Chapter 9, where do Ryland's Hounds chain Hiram and Sophia?

4. In Chapter 2, how old was Hiram when he could hear a song once and repeat it?

5. When does Sophia want to meet Hiram at the beginning of Chapter 8?

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