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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elijah sell in Johnson City?
(a) Corn and wheat.
(b) Scrap metal.
(c) Songs.
(d) Fish and Crab.

2. Where are the slavers from?
(a) Europe.
(b) The United States.
(c) South America.
(d) New Zealand.

3. How long is Muhammad allowed to stay on deck when he is there?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 39 minutes.

4. What is the occupation of Muhammad's father?
(a) Priest.
(b) Governor.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Medicine Man.

5. What is different about Sister Clinton from the Lewis family?
(a) She was never a slave.
(b) She is light skinned.
(c) She is rich.
(d) She has red hair.

6. What is Mister Joe's last name?
(a) Hill.
(b) Heart.
(c) Hurst.
(d) Haynes.

7. What does Moses bless before a picnic?
(a) His land.
(b) All of these.
(c) His family graves.
(d) His future.

8. What does Julia ask Lizzy to do?
(a) Walk with her.
(b) Read to her.
(c) Some cleaning.
(d) Some gardening.

9. Where is Lem buried?
(a) Live Oaks.
(b) A battlefield.
(c) Glory Field.
(d) Johnson City.

10. What does Muhammad call guns?
(a) Cracklers.
(b) Fire makers.
(c) Boom sticks.
(d) Death toys.

11. How does Muhammad know some of the other slaves captured with him?
(a) He once fought their tribe.
(b) They are from his village.
(c) They are his family.
(d) He has seen them in dreams.

12. What happens in Moses's cabin on Sundays?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Planning meetings for escaping.
(c) Bigger meals than normal.
(d) Religious services.

13. What is Sierra Leone?
(a) A city.
(b) A country.
(c) A river.
(d) A ship.

14. How does Moses feel when he returns from Johnson City?
(a) Dejected.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Confused.
(d) Elated.

15. What is unusual about Lizzy picking when we first meet her?
(a) They usually do not work on Sunday.
(b) The women usually do not work that field.
(c) The weather is not suitable.
(d) Lizzy is far too young for hard labor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often is Muhammad let out on the deck of the ship?

2. What does Moses hope to find in Johnson City?

3. Where are slaves usually held on slave ships?

4. What is the Middle Passage?

5. What is Foster's worst habit?

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