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

2. What does a black child place on the barbecue fire?
(a) A can of beans.
(b) A chicken.
(c) Some peaches.
(d) A fish.

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

4. What is the cause of the rash on Sweet's neck and shoulders?
(a) Eczema.
(b) Psoriasis.
(c) Poison ivy.
(d) Dehydration.

5. What does Philip use to collect water to drink while chained to the tree?
(a) A hat.
(b) A shoe.
(c) His hands.
(d) A hole he has dug.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lizzie knows that she must have faith in whom?

2. What is the name of the town which is the destination of the summer trips?

3. What do the slave women at the resort gather for Sweet?

4. What does Lizzie learn about what happens to Mawu?

5. Who does Drayle want to send to the institution in #174?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the African legend of Mawu and Lisa give Lizzie hope for her future?

2. What reasons do the other slaveholders give to Drayle for why he should free Philip?

3. What is the most obvious reason that Lizzie does not run away from Drayle at the end of the story?

4. What is Reenie's position on the survivor spirit in each slave?

5. Why does Sweet's master behave so cavalierly at her death?

6. How does the author address the topics of slave catchers and abolitionists?

7. Why has Mawu waited a year in the cabin in the woods after running away from her master?

8. What is the ultimate decision Lizzie makes regarding her pregnancy and her ultimate goal?

9. How does Drayle show that, while favorites of his, Lizzie and Philip are not above being punished and reminded of their slave status in life?

10. Why does religion play such a big part in the lives and deaths of the slaves?

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