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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Marse Samuel's "grander plans" for Nat?
(a) An apprenticeship in blacksmithing.
(b) Becoming head butler.
(c) An apprenticeship in carpentry.
(d) Going to secondary school.

2. What does Nat find in Mrs. Whitehead's library that furthers his plans for a slave uprising?
(a) A book about famous murderers.
(b) A Bible lying open to Judges 15:14, where Sampson kills a thousand men.
(c) A map of Southampton County.
(d) A sharp knife.

3. What does Nat compare his life as a slave child to?
(a) Yearling mule.
(b) Trained monkey.
(c) Calf.
(d) Colt.

4. In the introduction, what does Gray state Nat's mind "first became"?
(a) Sad and depressed.
(b) Angry and twisted.
(c) Bewildered and confounded.
(d) Upset and confused.

5. What is camphene?
(a) Alcohol mixed with gasoline.
(b) Gunpowder mixed with sulphur
(c) Turpentine mixed with grain alcohol.
(d) Grain alcohol mixed with oil..

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the slaves escaped the insurrection without punishment?

2. How many people were killed at the first location in the insurrection?

3. What type of hinges are on the privy door?

4. When Moore meets Isham on the road, what does Isham do?

5. After creating his little "tabernacle" in the woods at Moore's farm, what does Nat occasionally do?

(see the answer key)

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