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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the main dishes when Mattie returns from the Andersons?
(a) Ham.
(b) Veal cutlets.
(c) Turkey and dressing.
(d) Beef roast.

2. How old was Elizabeth when Mattie was allowed to visit her family on Sunday afternoons?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 3 months.

3. Who is to watch Samuel while Mattie is gone?
(a) His great-grandfather.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

4. How old was Mattie when she met Emanuel?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

5. What does Lisbeth have to eat for lunch when Mattie is taken to the Anderson estate?
(a) Grits and eggs.
(b) Barley soup.
(c) Corn bread and ham.
(d) Cheese sandwich.

6. How old is Mattie's baby boy when Elizabeth is born?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 6 months.

7. How many other boys join Jack in harassing one of the slaves?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

8. At age would most daughters of plantation owners begin courting?
(a) 20.
(b) 17.
(c) 18 or 19.
(d) 16 or 17.

9. When did Grandmother Wainwright give birth to her first child?
(a) 1803.
(b) 1805.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1807.

10. What can Samuel read from in Chapter 9?
(a) Bible.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Bulletins.
(d) Primers.

11. How long after Elizabeth's birth is she taken to her mother?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 12 hours.

12. How old is Elizabeth in Chapter 6?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

13. At what age does Miss Taylor beginning teaching the daughters of plantation owners etiquette, manners, and other subjects?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

14. What is the year in Chapter 5?
(a) 1840.
(b) 1839.
(c) 1838.
(d) 1841.

15. What was Mattie's mother's name?
(a) Nellie.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Naomi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What afternoons does Samuel learn to read?

2. How many times does Jeb Martin whip Mattie the first time?

3. How old will Lisbeth and other daughters of plantation owners when they begin attending dances?

4. In Chapter 10, to what plantation does Mr. Wainwright sell Samuel?

5. What is the name of the girl who is supposed to watch Elizabeth after Jack is born?

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