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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who opens the crate and frees Rita after her forty-one hour trip East?
(a) Augustus Townsend.
(b) An immigrant named Mary Conlon.
(c) William Robbins.
(d) A cop named Paddy Smith.

2. What does the new sheriff organize to help crack down on runaway slaves?
(a) A fifty man militia.
(b) A twenty man deputy roll.
(c) A hundred man military regiment.
(d) A twelve man slave patrol.

3. What does the Act of 1806 require?
(a) That all freed slaves leave Virginia within twelve months.
(b) That all freed slaves carry freedom papers.
(c) That all freed slaves pay extra taxes on their income.
(d) That all freed slaves register with local law enforcement.

4. Why do people believe Alice wanders at night?
(a) Alice was abused by a previous owner.
(b) Alice was hit in the head by a mule.
(c) Alice is afraid of small spaces.
(d) Alice is looking for her missing child.

5. Why does John Skiffington decide to marry?
(a) To obey the Bible.
(b) To please his father.
(c) To have children.
(d) To have a companion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the fact that Henry Townsend owns slaves?

2. Why does Skiffington believe slavery is just and should be preserved?

3. What does Alice often do as she walks down the road?

4. What is John Skiffington's job at the time he decides to marry?

5. What does Robbins want to see happen to help support the sheriff's actions?

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