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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is the plantation that Martha is a slave at with her family?
2. What happens to Edward's wife?
3. What does Edward think of Nash's request for assistance?
4. What happens to Nash's school?
5. Who was Martha's daughter presumably sold to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Edward Williams?
2. What happens to Martha at the end of "West"?
3. Describe Cleo Hoffman.
4. Describe the relation between Madison Williams and Edward Williams.
5. What happens to the relationship between Nash and his natural mother?
6. What did Edward dream that caused him much angst, and what does he interpret it as?
7. Describe Martha's boyfriend, Chester.
8. Describe the American Colonization Society.
9. Describe the plantation that Edward Williams owns.
10. What group of people make up most of Martha's business while she is in Kansas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Over a hundred years ago, one of the only options for travel from continent to continent was by ship. In "The Pagan Coast," Edward Williams takes a voyage from the American South to Africa to find Nash Williams, and, in "Crossing the River," Captain James Hamilton's main occupation is journeying back and forth by ship to acquire slave "cargo." 1). Describe the hardships of such a journey from each point of view: the slaves, the crew, the Captain. 2). Describe what they observe along the journey and on their stops. 3). How are the slaves' deaths viewed in contrast to white men's deaths? Make sure you answer each part of the question and use examples from the story to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
While the first two stories in Crossing the River showed struggle more from the perspective of black characters who were victims of a cruel society that endorsed slavery, "Crossing the River" is told wholly from the perspective of a white captain who promotes slavery through trade. Describe his beliefs and how he reconciles them with the immoral profession he endorses and takes part in. What is "commercial detachment," and what does Captain Hamilton think of it?
Essay Topic 3
In "Crossing the River," James Hamilton is a young English merchant who inherits his father's ship. His father seems to have broken down due to his inability to reconcile his Christian and moral beliefs with the profession he took part in for most of his life, which was slave trading. Compare the young Hamilton with his father. How does young Hamilton reconcile his beliefs with his profession? What happened to Hamilton's father? What do you think will happen to Hamilton eventually? Do you think a similar fate to his father awaits him?
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