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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 does Amos ask of his new owner?

2. What is Mrs. Copeland's name?

3. Why does Amos give a customer back half of his money?

4. Who in the town Amos rides through before proposing to his third wife tells Amos that his work is impressive?

5. How does Mrs. Copeland react when her husband comes home with a slave boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the ceremony at the beginning of the book start out?

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

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

4. How does the stableman treat Amos in his way through Keene?

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

6. What happens during the ceremony as the king's son is looking at his sister?

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

8. What does At-mun do while the other captives are sleeping?

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

10. How much does Amos pay for his second wife, and why does he agree to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Elizabeth Yates have chosen these particular places for this event to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

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