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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. How old is Samuel in Chapter 7?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

2. How many other boys join Jack in harassing one of the slaves?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

4. What is Emmanuel's father's name?
(a) Martin.
(b) David.
(c) Manny.
(d) Walker.

5. Where do the slaves throw teeth and make a wish?
(a) Roof.
(b) Grave.
(c) Fire.
(d) Creek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Jack and his friends go after taunting a slave in Chapter 10?

2. What is the name of the girl who is supposed to watch Elizabeth after Jack is born?

3. What is the name of the river by the plantation?

4. When was a law passed in Virginia making all Africans slaves?

5. What does Lisbeth have to eat for lunch when Mattie is taken to the Anderson estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't Mrs. Ann in charge of the house since she is the mistress of the house?

2. In Chapter 5, how does Lisbeth spend Sunday afternoons when Mattie is in the quarters?

3. How does Lisbeth get Jack and his friends to stop harassing Samuel?

4. What privilege is Mattie given after Elizabeth is three-months-old?

5. At age five, what is Samuel's job?

6. Why does Samuel's Sunday visit do nothing to diminish Mattie's anxiety about her son?

7. What does Ann tell Lisbeth's about her mother?

8. What was the history of Mattie's family?

9. Where is Mattie when Samuel leaves Fair Oaks?

10. What sorts of topics are young ladies allowed and not allowed to talk about with young men?

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