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

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

3. In Chapter 1, what is the name of the brothel Maynard visits?
(a) Blue Hall.
(b) Starfall.
(c) Pink Lady.
(d) Moonbeam.

4. What does Hiram smell at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Fresh linens.
(b) Chamber pot.
(c) Food.
(d) Manure.

5. How long was Hiram at the jail before he was sold in Chapter 10?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 7, how far from home is Hiram stopped by Ryland's Hounds?

3. At the end of Chapter 11, where does Hiram get hurt?

4. In Chapter 15, when Hiram leaves how long has he been at Bryceton?

5. What is the name of the river Hiram mentions in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what is the sub-basement like where Hiram studies?

2. In Chapter 1, what happens to Hiram and Maynard when the bridge breaks and they fall into the river?

3. What did Howell Walker tell Hiram to do at the end of Chapter 3?

4. Why does Lucy follow John Parnell?

5. What did Hiram see and hear at the end of Chapter 4 when he neared the river Goose?

6. Why does Thena say that the Walkers come in Chapter 6?

7. In Chapter 12, what does Hiram see when he wakes?

8. In Chapter 7, why does Sophia want to escape slavery?

9. In Chapter 15, how does Hiram know that he has used Conduction?

10. What and who rescue Hiram at the end of Chapter 11?

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