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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mawu credit for Philip's good luck in being sold to the barber?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Drayle.
(c) George.
(d) Reenie.

2. What does Lizzie notice right away when she sees Glory?
(a) She is missing a finger.
(b) She is limping.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She has a broken arm.

3. What request does Philip make of Lizzie?
(a) Will she teach him to read and write.
(b) Will she speak to Drayle about selling him.
(c) Will she go swimming with him.
(d) Will she run away with him.

4. What is the name of the town which is the destination of the summer trips?
(a) St. Charles.
(b) Cincinnati.
(c) Northbrook.
(d) Xenia.

5. Who is the girl Philip has been seeing?
(a) Tootie.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Sallie.
(d) Jane.

6. What does Lizzie give Philip before he leaves with the barber?
(a) The address of the Tennessee plantation.
(b) A lock of her hair.
(c) A poem.
(d) A blueberry pie.

7. Mawu had told Lizzie that Mawu was named after whom?
(a) Her master.
(b) A plant.
(c) A village.
(d) An African god.

8. What refreshment does Fran get for Lizzie and herself in the middle of the night?
(a) Water.
(b) Watermelon.
(c) Tea.
(d) Buttermilk.

9. Where is Lizzie supposed to meet Philip at night?
(a) At Mawu's cabin.
(b) At Sweet's grave.
(c) At the riverbank.
(d) At Glory's house.

10. Whose apron catches fire at the barbecue?
(a) A white girl's.
(b) Glory's.
(c) Lizzie's.
(d) Reenie's.

11. Why is the Tawawa Resort closing?
(a) The owners are getting too old to manage it.
(b) The property has been purchased by land developers.
(c) Northerners don't like the presence of so many Southerners.
(d) The owners can no longer pay the property taxes.

12. What do the slave women do while their master goes hunting during their third summer trip?
(a) Go swimming.
(b) Take naps.
(c) Cook dinner.
(d) Go on a picnic.

13. What name does Glory plan to give her child?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Eliza.

14. Who does Drayle want to send to the institution in #174?
(a) Fran.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Nate.

15. Why does Lizzie not trust the porter on the train?
(a) He has turned in runaway slaves for the money.
(b) He whispers with other white men.
(c) He gropes her at every opportunity.
(d) He has snatched her purse from her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Drayle make Lizzie leave behind when they leave the resort?

2. What is the name of the steamship on which Drayle, Philip and Lizzie travel?

3. Glory gives Lizzie pamphlets on __________________.

4. Drayle tells Lizzie that the Tawawa House is to be converted into ________________________.

5. What do some of the white women do while Philip is chained to a tree?

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