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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Howell Walker's grandfather?

2. In Chapter 1, when Hiram thinks he see his mother, what dance is she doing?

3. What does Sophia say in Chapter 7 that Helen once saved her from?

4. In Chapter 13, how many blacks are in the dining room when Hiram arrives?

5. What is Hiram given at the end of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hiram see in Chapter 1 when he is driving across a stone bridge?

2. What happens when Hiram and Sophia meet Georgie in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 7, what becomes Hiram's job and why?

4. In Chapter 4, how did Hiram feel as he walked up the back staircase of Lockless?

5. In Chapter 1, why did Hiram avoid a stone bridge?

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

7. What does Hiram realize that his father believes about what happened when he and Maynard fell in the river?

8. What do Corrine and the others really want from Hiram in Chapter 13?

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

10. Why did Hiram go to stay with Thena when his mother was sold and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Plantation owners have the power of life and death over their slaves. How do plantation owners abuse the power that they have over their slaves?

Essay Topic 2

Corrine asks Hiram to return to Virginia. Does Hiram have a choice? What do others tell him about the decision he has to make? How does he consider that advice? Why does he decide to return?

Essay Topic 3

Maynard is the legitimate son of Howell Walker. What type of person is Maynard? Why is he disrespected by people in his social class?

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