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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1919.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the white farmer say the land was fertile and rich, so the slaves should go there, even though that's not where they ended up?
(a) The fields
(b) The valley
(c) The plains
(d) The hills

2. What holiday begins at the start of January in the town?
(a) National Suicide Day
(b) New Year's Day
(c) Veteran's Day
(d) Bottom Blessing Day

3. What is the year this holiday begins?
(a) 1922
(b) 1919
(c) 1920
(d) 1931

4. What frustrates Shadrack so much that he begins to cry?
(a) His boots
(b) His friend
(c) His papers
(d) His money

5. The slaves did the work and then asked for the "_________."
(a) Contract
(b) Reward
(c) Payment
(d) Money

Short Answer Questions

1. The farmer told the slaves that the ______ were the best part of the land.

2. The beginning of the novel is unique because it's actually _______.

3. What is the name of the town in which the story takes place?

4. The land is so beautiful that the people often wondered if the farmer was not __________.

5. What did the slaves do when they heard about the fertile land?

(see the answer key)

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