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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. In Chapter 15, what is the name of the man Hiram meets at a bakery?

2. What game is played in Chapter 13?

3. When Hiram wakes in Chapter 5, who does he see?

4. In Chapter 5, who does Hiram walk with in the night?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was strange about Hiram when he was a child?

6. What advice did Thena give Hiram when he was sent to live in the big house?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hiram is a different person after he runs from freedom. In what way does Hiram experience a metamorphosis in his life? In what way does he become a new man?

Essay Topic 2

When family members are taken from slaves, like Hiram, they often form new family units. Why do slaves form new family units when their family members are taken from them? Why is family so important to slaves?

Essay Topic 3

Micajah Bland dies trying to free slaves. What does his life reveal about sacrifice and putting others first?

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