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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amos realize when a man refuses to pay him his due in the last chapter?
(a) He could not promise respect.
(b) He could not let hate affect him.
(c) He could not force love on others.
(d) He could not expect total freedom.

2. Who does Amos hire to help him in his business?
(a) Some slave boys.
(b) Three homeless men.
(c) The pastor's sons.
(d) Two of Lois's children.

3. Who does Amos ask to write on his headstone after his death?
(a) Lois.
(b) Violet.
(c) The parson.
(d) Ceylinda.

4. What lesson does Amos hope to send by leaving money to the church?
(a) No man is insignificant.
(b) All men are equal in God's eyes.
(c) One man can make a difference.
(d) God deserves all our devotion.

5. Who says that Lois's daughter was born free?
(a) Lois.
(b) Violet.
(c) Ceylinda.
(d) Amos.

6. What does Amos wear every Sunday in Jaffrey?
(a) His casual soft clothes.
(b) His finest clothes.
(c) His wedding clothes.
(d) His work clothes.

7. How much does Amos bid on the person at the indigent auction?
(a) Five dollars and sixty-two cents.
(b) Ten pounds.
(c) Three dollars.
(d) One pound sixteen.

8. How many women does Amos free from slavery before he dies?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

9. What does Amos say is the same as imprisonment?
(a) Atheism.
(b) Injuries.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Ignorance.

10. What does Jaffrey not have room for when Amos first gets there?
(a) A free black family.
(b) Indentured servants.
(c) Freeloaders.
(d) Immigrants.

11. Why is Amos allowed to sit only in a certain place when he goes to church in Jaffrey?
(a) He smells of the tanning liquid.
(b) He is hard of hearing.
(c) He is black.
(d) He is not a regular attendee.

12. Who does Violet say Amos should help with his saved money?
(a) Ceylinda.
(b) The church.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Himself.

13. How long does Amos save before moving to Jaffrey?
(a) Weeks.
(b) A fortnight.
(c) Days.
(d) Months.

14. How does Amos feel when Violet say she has hidden the saved money?
(a) Angry.
(b) Confused.
(c) Grateful.
(d) Surprised.

15. Where does Amos leave most of his money when he dies?
(a) The school.
(b) The court.
(c) The church.
(d) Violet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important papers does Amos keep for his apprentice?

2. Where does Amos usually hide his saved money?

3. What does Amos spend his saved money on during the first few years at his new farm?

4. What does the city force Lois to do when they refuse to continue supporting her?

5. Who helps Amos build his house on his new farm?

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