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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Caldonia believe is a better master to slaves--a white man or a black man?
(a) A black man.
(b) A white man.
(c) A black man with a white overseer.
(d) A white man with a black overseer.

2. Where do Augustus and Mildred stay when they are visiting their son's plantation?
(a) The main house.
(b) The slave quarters.
(c) A mother-in-law house.
(d) An apartment over the garage.

3. Where does Henry request he be buried?
(a) In the Robbins' family cemetery.
(b) In a separate cemetery from the slaves who have died on the plantation.
(c) In the same cemetery, near but not among, the slaves who have died on his plantation.
(d) Near the house, separate from the family cemetery.

4. What does Calvin swear he would do with his own slaves if his mother was not standing in his way?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Work them harder.
(c) Whip them.
(d) Free them.

5. What do the slaves on Townsend Plantation fear most when they hear of the death of Henry Townsend?
(a) They will be freed and forced to leave Virginia.
(b) They will be sold to less kind slave owners.
(c) They will be sold and separated from their loved ones.
(d) They will be forced to continue working for the plantation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Maude use to refer to Caldonia and Calvin's slaves?

2. Why does Loretta suggest fieldwork be suspended in the aftermath of Henry Townsend's death?

3. What habit does Ramsey have that causes trouble for him and for Fern?

4. Who admonishes Henry to show vigilance and responsibility toward his slaves?

5. What does Caldonia order Moses to do in the future in regard to decisions about the slaves?

(see the answer key)

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