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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many years has Mrs. Gray worked for the Wainwrights?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

3. How old was Mattie when her mother was sold away?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 15.

4. How long does Mattie have to sit on a bench after she is taken to the Anderson plantation?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) All day.
(d) 3 hours.

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

6. How many times does Jeb Martin whip Mattie the first time?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

7. How old is Lisbeth at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) About 8.
(d) Nearly 10.

8. When was the Wainwright plantation founded?
(a) 1703.
(b) 1690.
(c) 1711.
(d) 1687.

9. What are the ingredients of the salve that Lisbeth gets for Mattie after Mattie is whipped?
(a) Beeswax and tea tree oil.
(b) Pokeweed and lard.
(c) Calendula oil
(d) Comfrey.

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

11. What is Emmanuel's father's name?
(a) Martin.
(b) Manny.
(c) Walker.
(d) David.

12. What afternoons does Samuel learn to read?
(a) Tuesday and Thursday.
(b) Monday and Friday.
(c) Thursday and Saturday.
(d) Monday and Wednesday.

13. Who helps Lisbeth get water and salve for Mattie?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Cook.
(c) Anna.
(d) Emily.

14. Who comes to get Mattie when the Mistress is about to give birth?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Annie.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Emily.

15. When was a law passed in Virginia making all Africans slaves?
(a) 1705.
(b) 1671.
(c) 1709.
(d) 1698.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mrs. Gray when she went to work for the Wainwrights?

2. What does Lisbeth have to eat for lunch when Mattie is taken to the Anderson estate?

3. How old was Ann when her mother died?

4. How old is Samuel in Chapter 7?

5. What was Mattie's mother's name?

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