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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To Choose Again, Freely.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Mary Church Terrell when she learned of the lynching of the grocer?
(a) 29.
(b) 19.
(c) 26.
(d) 16.

2. Who was lynched at the opening of the book?
(a) Shawn Morgan.
(b) Thomas Moss.
(c) Derrik Jones.
(d) Stewart Wells.

3. What was the name of the slave in 1741 that attempted to burn down the entire settlement of Charleston, Massachusetts?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Ida.
(c) Mary.
(d) Kate.

4. How many Whites were shot on the Saturday night raid on the local Black grocery?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

5. What did Ida B. Wells claim "should have a place of honor in every home"?
(a) The man of the household.
(b) Freedom papers.
(c) A Winchester rifle.
(d) A deed to the home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the woman that taught former slaves in the 1860's in the South Carolina Sea Islands?

2. Who was the author of the first Black novel written in America?

3. According to Virginia law, how many additional years of servitude did a servant woman have to serve if she bore the child of her master?

4. What city did the lynching occur at the opening of the book?

5. Who led the NCLU at its founding meeting in Washington, D.C. in 1869?

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