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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Mattie when Rebecca came to live with her family?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

2. When was a law passed in Virginia making all Africans slaves?
(a) 1709.
(b) 1705.
(c) 1671.
(d) 1698.

3. How old is Elizabeth in Chapter 6?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. Where do Jack and his friends go after taunting a slave in Chapter 10?
(a) Road.
(b) Creek.
(c) House.
(d) Fields.

5. What work does Emanuel do on the plantation?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Overseer.
(c) Field hand.
(d) Carpenter.

6. By Chapter 9, how long has Samuel been learning to read?
(a) About 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) Over a year.
(d) 11 months.

7. Who comes to get Mattie when the Mistress is about to give birth?
(a) Emily.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Annie.
(d) Rachel.

8. How many times total is Mattie whipped when she is at the Anderson plantation?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

9. What afternoons does Samuel learn to read?
(a) Tuesday and Thursday.
(b) Thursday and Saturday.
(c) Monday and Wednesday.
(d) Monday and Friday.

10. How old was Mattie when she met Emanuel?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

11. How long has Jeb Martin been at the Anderson plantation?
(a) 20 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) About a year and a half.
(d) Less than a year.

12. How far will Samuel be from Fair Oaks once he is sold?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

13. What is the name of the river by the plantation?
(a) James.
(b) Potomac.
(c) Quantico.
(d) Shenandoah.

14. What is the year in Chapter 5?
(a) 1839.
(b) 1838.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1840.

15. How long after Elizabeth's birth is she taken to her mother?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 6 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mattie's baby boy when Elizabeth is born?

2. What color hair does the Anderson plantation overseer have?

3. What are the ingredients of the salve that Lisbeth gets for Mattie after Mattie is whipped?

4. How old will Lisbeth and other daughters of plantation owners when they begin attending dances?

5. Where does Mattie's husband live?

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