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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caldonia swear she intends to do with the slaves?
(a) Free them.
(b) Carry on with Henry's shepherd-master ways.
(c) Treat them with more discipline than Henry showed.
(d) Allow Calvin to take over their care.

2. On what occasion does Rita attempt to escape?
(a) On the day Henry dies.
(b) The day Henry's father buys his freedom.
(c) During the celebration for the Fourth of July.
(d) On Christmas Day.

3. What ailment does Robbins suffer from?
(a) Seizures.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Cancer.

4. Why does Loretta suggest fieldwork be suspended in the aftermath of Henry Townsend's death?
(a) To prevent misunderstandings later.
(b) To keep from disturbing the mourners.
(c) To wait until decisions are made as to what to do with the plantation and slaves.
(d) To prevent spoiling the journey of Henry's soul.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Robbins order Moses to undress in the sheriff's office?

2. What decision does Moses make that angers Caldonia?

3. Why do people believe Alice wanders at night?

4. What type of writing does Anderson Frazier do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Luke? How does he die?

2. After Henry is freed, who teaches him the value of money and helps him make money with his bootmaking skills?

3. Where does Skiffington want to move and what does he plan to do with Minerva once they arrive?

4. What causes the feud between Harvey Travis and Clarence Wilford?

5. Who was Henry Townsend's first slave?

6. What is significant about the fact that Henry Townsend owns slaves?

7. Why does Calvin not shake the slaves' hands and what does he wish to do with his own slaves?

8. Who asks Fern to take Henry on as a student? Why?

9. What is Maude Newman's opinion as to what her widowed daughter, Caldonia, should do with her slaves?

10. Who dies in Chapter 1?

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