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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who comes to get Mattie when the Mistress is about to give birth?

3. How old was Emmanuel's father when he first ran?

4. How many other boys join Jack in harassing one of the slaves?

5. Where do Mattie and Lisbeth take their afternoon rest at the beginning of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Grandmother Wainwright's history?

4. Why doesn't Mattie share Emmanuel's dreams of freedom?

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

6. Who will take care of Mattie's son, Samuel, while she is gone?

7. What instructions does Mattie give Samuel before he leaves for the Anderson plantation?

8. How did Mattie meet Emmanuel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Samuel is sold and sent away from Fair Oaks. How does his departure affect him and his mother?

Essay Topic 2

Jonathan Wainwright thinks the slaves are better off in captivity. Why does Jonathan believe that his slaves are better off as slaves?

Essay Topic 3

Mattie is outraged when she learns that she will be separated from Elizabeth and have to care for the new baby. Why is Mattie outraged when is is separated from Elizabeth and given the new baby to care for?

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