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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in #41 ask of Harriet?

2. What does Dr. Norcom do when he learns that Harriet has had another child?

3. Which of the following best describes Dr. Norcom?

4. Who is Aunt Betty's husband?

5. What has Gran been teaching Harriet to make?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Harriet's fate after the death of Margaret Horniblow?

2. What does Harriet hope will happen by becoming Samuel Sawyer's lover, and what actually happens when she becomes pregnant?

3. Who is R, and where does Harriet meet him?

4. What does Harriet name her baby boy, and why does she move out of the Norcom house?

5. What is the premise of "Letters From a Slave Girl"?

6. What concern does Harriet express about John in a letter to her deceased father?

7. What impact does the slave uprising have on Edenton?

8. Who does Gran tell Harriet to talk to about her troubles with Dr. Norcom, and what is this person's suggestion for Harriet?

9. Why does Harriet not talk to her Gran about Dr. Norcom's advances?

10. What is found in Gran's house during the slave uprising, and when does the uprising calm down?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply "Letters From a Slave Girl"? What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the Fugitive Slave Laws passed in 1850. Why would people like Harriet have been frightened by the laws even though they were no longer living in the South?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Harriet's grandmother, Molly Horniblow. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

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