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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. What does Amos learn from Mr. Richardson?
(a) Farrier work.
(b) Farming.
(c) Reading.
(d) Tanning.

2. What does Amos take in exchange for the half of a payment he returns?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) Some information.
(c) A dog.
(d) Some clothing.

3. What does Amos ask his second master for after serving him for a long time?
(a) His freedom.
(b) A piece of his business.
(c) Some money.
(d) Some land.

4. How long does Amos stay with the Richardsons?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 15 years.

5. What is Mrs. Copeland's name?
(a) Celia.
(b) Cerena.
(c) Coleen.
(d) Celine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does someone want to do with the horse before Amos gets it?

2. From whom does At-mun like to learn?

3. Which of the following does Amos NOT own in 1779?

4. Why does At-mun decide to not break free from his bonds and attack his captors?

5. Why do the captors feed the slaves so poorly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does At-mun do when the big commotion occurs at the beginning of the book?

2. Why does Amos wait so long to marry his first wife?

3. For what is the African tribe preparing at the beginning of the book?

4. What is the one thing Amos asks of the Richardsons when he is first purchased by them, and what is their response?

5. What happens that causes Amos to realize he would never find his sister?

6. How does Mrs. Copeland feel about the slave boy her husband has brought home?

7. What is Richardson's plan to free Amos and how is this plan received?

8. How does Mrs. Copeland respond when her husband brings home a slave boy?

9. How are the slaves housed while on the beach?

10. What happens to Amos when Mr. Copeland died?

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