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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 "West".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Martha escape?
(a) She wants to go to Virginia.
(b) She does not want to endure another slave auction.
(c) She wants to go to Europe.
(d) She wants to go to Canada.

2. Who is the most successful missionary sent to Africa in this story?
(a) Madison.
(b) Nash.
(c) Charles.
(d) Edward.

3. Where was Martha's husband sold?
(a) He was sold to a place "Downriver."
(b) He was sold to the same plantation as his wife.
(c) He was sold to a plantation in Kansas.
(d) He was sold to the same plantation as his daughter.

4. What is Martha's new boyfriend's occupation?
(a) He is a servant.
(b) He is a farmer.
(c) He is a cowboy-gambler.
(d) He is a banker.

5. Where is the plantation that Martha is a slave at with her family?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Martha flee to when she escapes?

2. What is the American Colonization Society?

3. What happens to Martha at the end "West"?

4. What is going on in California during this time period?

5. What best describes Nash's style of writing?

(see the answer key)

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