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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 "The Pagan Coast".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Madison Williams's occupation?
(a) He has no occupation.
(b) He is a missionary.
(c) A trading business.
(d) Farming.

2. How many years has Nash been in Liberia?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

3. What happens to Nash's first son and first wife?
(a) They survive the African Fever.
(b) They die of the African Fever.
(c) They die on the way to Africa.
(d) They are murdered by white settlers.

4. When does Edward receive the letter from the American Colonization Society?
(a) 1837.
(b) 1841.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1838.

5. What best describes Nash's style of writing?
(a) Primitive.
(b) Crude.
(c) Erudite and intellectual.
(d) He doesn't write.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nash's primary occupation circa 1840?

2. What does Nash request assistance from Edward for?

3. Which slave does Edward "adopt" first?

4. What are the requirements for a slave to be liberated and selected by their master to enter the American Colonization Society's program?

5. What happens to many slaves that repatriate to Liberia?

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