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

2. What did Captain Hamilton find in the slaves' quarters?
(a) Stolen food.
(b) Stolen clothes.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Stolen brandy.

3. Why is California such an appealing place to Martha? Choose the best answer.
(a) She wants to start fresh with new opportunities.
(b) She thinks she will find her daughter there.
(c) She hopes to find her husband there.
(d) She wants to see her friend.

4. Where does Madison Williams reside?
(a) Freetown.
(b) The interior of Liberia.
(c) Monrovia.
(d) The United States of America.

5. What is Martha's daughter's name?
(a) Eliza Mae.
(b) Marianne.
(c) Martha.
(d) Lucy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Hamilton spend his three months on the coast?

3. Why does Martha's new owner/master decide to sell her?

4. What form is "Crossing the River" written in?

5. What is the name of Edward's wife?

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