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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Christian missionaries have been trying to steal Nash's converts?
(a) Presbyterians, Methodists, and Baptists.
(b) Methodists.
(c) Presbyterians.
(d) Catholics.

2. How many children does Martha have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

3. Where is Martha when she is having her flashbacks?
(a) Dodge City, Kansas.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Denver, Colorado.
(d) California.

4. Where does "The Pagan Coast" take place?
(a) The American South and Europe.
(b) The American North and Africa.
(c) The American South and Africa.
(d) The American North and Europe.

5. What is the name of Edward's wife?
(a) Elizabeth Williams.
(b) Lilah Williams.
(c) Amelia Williams.
(d) Joyce Williams.

6. Who buys Martha after her master dies?
(a) Lucas.
(b) Mr. Hoffman.
(c) Mr. Randolph.
(d) Chester.

7. What kind of temperament does Edward's wife have?
(a) Sweet and demure.
(b) Passive and shy.
(c) Thoughtful and quiet.
(d) Unbalanced and conniving.

8. How does Martha try to get to California?
(a) She goes with Chester in a wagon.
(b) She travels by herself.
(c) She travels with her friend.
(d) She finds passage in a wagon of black people.

9. What river flows to the sea near Monrovia?
(a) The St. Paul's river.
(b) The Nile river.
(c) The Liberian river.
(d) The Monrovia river.

10. Where do most slaves who go back to Africa stay?
(a) Monrovia.
(b) Liberia.
(c) Freetown.
(d) Sierra Leone.

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

12. Who is Martha's master/owner when she is with her first husband?
(a) Mr. Hoffman.
(b) Mr. Randolph.
(c) Lucas.
(d) Chester.

13. What does Edward find out about Nash from Madison?
(a) He is never found.
(b) He goes back to America with Edward.
(c) He continues to be a missionary in Africa.
(d) He dies of the African Fever.

14. Where does Martha start out earlier in life?
(a) California..
(b) Canada.
(c) The American South.
(d) Kansas

15. Who does Edward contact in Africa?
(a) Mr. Grey.
(b) Charles.
(c) Madison.
(d) Nash.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Edward no longer welcome to the American Colonization Society's clubhouse?

3. Who does Martha fall in love with while in Kansas?

4. How does Edward get to Monrovia from Sierra Leone?

5. What does the mysterious woman worry about at the end of "West"? Choose the best answer.

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