Wolf by the Ears Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ann Rinaldi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Wolf by the Ears Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ann Rinaldi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How much time passes before Harriet has a chance to write in her journal for the first time?

2. In May 1820, Two Days Later, why does Sally wake Harriet?

3. What is Harriet's response when Randolph asks her what she considers herself to be?

4. What does Jefferson offer to allow Harriet to use so that she can further her studies?

5. Who knocks Bankhead to the floor after he attacks Harriet?

Short Essay Questions

1. If Harriet chooses to stay at the plantation, what will the overseer force her to do and why?

2. Why does Martha complain about the Hemings family?

3. According to Sally, how can Harriet help other black people by passing as white?

4. What example does Harriet give to show that people are not always what they seem to be in the section called April 1820?

5. Why do most people say that Thomas Mann Randolph is crazy?

6. In April 1820, why does Harriet say she's afraid to accept her freedom?

7. What does Jefferson promise Harriet should he die before her 21st birthday?

8. What is Mammy Ursula's job on the plantation?

9. Why is Harriet elated at the conversation she has with Jefferson after he discovers her in Sally's room?

10. Why does Bankhead become angry at Randolph after he attacks Harriet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At different points in the book we see background characters who don't play a major role in the story, but who are placed there for important reasons. For example, at one point Harriet sees two girls chasing after one of the young men on the plantation. Why does the author put characters such as these in the book? What do they represent?

Essay Topic 2

The question of Harriet's paternity is an overlying theme in this book. Why is who Harriet's father is so important to her? Do we ever know for certain that Jefferson is her father? Why do you think the author deals with the question of her paternity in this manner?

Essay Topic 3

Madison and Eston, as a pair, and Beverly symbolize to contrasting mindsets regarding Harriet's decision to pass as white. What do Madison and Eston symbolize? What does Beverly symbolize? Compare and contrast the characters.

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