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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 28, what does Mrs. Light hold up during the tale of the origin of Freewater?
(a) Acorns.
(b) Berries.
(c) Ropes.
(d) Wooden spoon.

2. Where does Nora have a birthmark?
(a) Left hand.
(b) Right hand.
(c) Face.
(d) Neck.

3. In Chapter 29, how many lengths of rope does Billy say that they have in Freewater?
(a) 82.
(b) 76.
(c) 94.
(d) 61.

4. How long did it take Sanzi to find the right tree and create her boat?
(a) About 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) Better part of a year.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

5. What does Nora put in Rick and Ron's packs as they prepare to go back into the swamp to find Homer and Ada?
(a) Raw meat.
(b) Rotten meat.
(c) Bones and meat.
(d) Raw liver and kidneys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the only thing Ferdinand possessed when he came to Freewater?

2. What animal do Stokes, Ron, and Rick run into when they go back into the swamp to catch Homer and Ada?

3. In Chapter 26, what type of poultice has Mrs. Petunia put on Rose's back?

4. How long ago did Ferdinand arrive at Freewater after runnng off from one of the swamp ditch-digger gangs?

5. Where does Homer have a cut that is bleeding after he and Ada plunge into the river to escape the dogs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How often do the enslaved usually get new clothes and why are they getting new clothes in Chapter 27?

2. What does Sanzi want do do because of a dream she has in Chapter 19, and how does her escapade turn out?

3. Why is Billy always so scared?

4. What type of bridge do Homer and Ada have to cross to Freewater?

5. How does Suleman get supplies and help three people escape from a plantation in Chapter 31?

6. What is Homer's morning work at the plantation?

7. How does Sanzi prepare to hunt a wild pig?

8. What is Remembering Day?

9. Who is Ferdinand?

10. Who are Rick and Ron?

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