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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 "Crossing the River".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Edward Williams born?
(a) 1785.
(b) 1780.
(c) 1790.
(d) 1800.

2. How does Edward feel at the end of "The Pagan Coast"?
(a) He feels content.
(b) He feels speechless and dumbstruck.
(c) He feels angry.
(d) He feels jubilant and triumphant.

3. How does Hamilton spend his three months on the coast?
(a) He buys slaves.
(b) He sells tobacco and other similar goods.
(c) He buys tobacco and other similar goods.
(d) He spends time with his wife.

4. What is the American Colonization Society?
(a) An abolitionist group.
(b) A missionary group.
(c) An African group.
(d) A democratic party.

5. What happens six weeks into the journey to California?
(a) They are gunned down.
(b) They arrive in California.
(c) The wagon master has to abandon Martha.
(d) The wagon breaks down.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Edward receive the letter from the American Colonization Society?

2. Where does Edward board his ship to find Nash?

3. Why does Martha escape?

4. Why is California such an appealing place to Martha? Choose the best answer.

5. Where does the person who finds Martha in the doorway take her?

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