Wolf by the Ears Test | Final 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 | Final 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. In his letter to Harriet, who does Randolph say may come to visit Harriet next summer?

2. What does Sally say will eat Beverly up if he stays at Monticello?

3. What instrument does Martha expect Harriet to play for her guests?

4. What do Sally's children want her to finally admit in The Middle of August 1822?

5. What is the name of Harriet's fiance?

Short Essay Questions

1. In The Middle of August 1822, what reason does Sally finally tell her children is the reason she left France and returned to Monticello?

2. What is Jefferson's personal conflict regarding his attitude toward Sally and her children?

3. How does Harriet explain to Beverly her belief that she is not turning her back on her family and race by passing for white?

4. What reason does Harriet give Martha for her decision to pass as white?

5. Why is it so important to Harriet that Mammy Ursula and Thruston approve of her decision to leave the plantation and pass as white?

6. What does Mammy Ursula say to Harriet that eases her feelings about Sally's apparent lack of concern at her leaving?

7. Why does Harriet's fiance say that Jefferson lies about slavery?

8. What do Harriet and her siblings hope Sally will admit before Harriet leaves, but Sally never does?

9. Why is it clear that Peter Carr is not Harriet's or Beverly's father?

10. What does Beverly tell Harriet to prove to her that Jefferson will never acknowledge that they are his children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters play a role in making Harriet see how important it is to take her freedom? What do they do that helps to convince her? Why are these characters successful in convincing her even when her own mother is not?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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