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

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

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

4. Who are looking for Samuel and Emmanuel?
(a) Ron Reynolds and Geoff Bloom.
(b) Bob Parker and Rich Wyatt.
(c) Martin Smythe.
(d) David Rawlings.

5. What does Mattie mark on the walls when she is imprisoned at the Anderson plantation?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Stars.
(d) Mattie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do the slaves throw teeth and make a wish?

3. How many acres were set aside for the plantation?

4. How far will Samuel be from Fair Oaks once he is sold?

5. How soon after Mattie's mother died, did Mattie learn of her death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emmanuel want to do every spring and why?

2. What is Grandmother Wainwright's history?

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

4. What was the history of Mattie's family?

5. How did Mattie meet Emmanuel?

6. How does Samuel learn to read?

7. Who will take care of Mattie's son, Samuel, while she is gone?

8. What favor does Mattie ask Mrs. Ann?

9. At age five, what is Samuel's job?

10. What happened to Mattie's mother?

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