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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. How many times did Emmanuel's father attempt to secure his freedom?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. How old is Samuel in Chapter 7?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

3. How many teeth has Samuel lost in Chapter 8?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. What work does Emanuel do on the plantation?
(a) Field hand.
(b) Overseer.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Carpenter.

5. What color are Elizabeth's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Wainwright plantation founded?

2. What was Ann's mother's favorite color?

3. What color hair does the Anderson plantation overseer have?

4. When was a law passed in Virginia making all Africans slaves?

5. What color is Elizabeth's dress at the beginning of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sorts of topics are young ladies allowed and not allowed to talk about with young men?

2. How does Lisbeth get Jack and his friends to stop harassing Samuel?

3. Why does Emily come to get Mattie in Chapter 1?

4. What instructions does Mrs. Gray give Mattie after the baby is born?

5. Where is Mattie when Samuel leaves Fair Oaks?

6. Who is Miss Taylor, and what does she teach daughters of plantation owners?

7. Why does Mattie think she is wanted in the drawing room in Chapter 11?

8. What does Ann tell Lisbeth's about her mother?

9. How does Mattie respond when Lisbeth tells her she found the first crocus?

10. Why does Samuel's Sunday visit do nothing to diminish Mattie's anxiety about her son?

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