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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person George sees upon his return to the Lea farm?

2. What is it that the slave named Noah tells Kunta that he plans to do?

3. Who is the first person George encounters upon arriving at the plantation where his family now lives?

4. What is the name of Matilda and George's seventh child?

5. How much does Uncle Mingo bet on the second fight in which he and George participate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the traditional story told to the babies and children born of the descendants of Kunta? Why does Will Palmer resent this tradition?

Essay Topic 2

How do the attitudes of the blacks change when they are freed? Compare that to the attitudes of the whites over the following years.

Essay Topic 3

What is the immediate reaction of Tom and the family when they learn that of the Emancipation Proclamation? How does it change over time, and what is the end result?

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