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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Scenes at the Plantation | Chapter 17, The Flight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is jealous of Linda?
(a) Sally.
(b) William.
(c) Aunt Marthy.
(d) Mrs. Flint.

2. What event prompts Linda's town to have a muster?
(a) Linda's disappearance.
(b) The death of a slave.
(c) Nat Turner's insurrection.
(d) Benjamin's escape to the North.

3. Who does Linda bring with her to the plantation?
(a) Aunt Marthy.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Benny.
(d) William.

4. Why does Linda never go hungry?
(a) Linda is her slaveholder's favorite.
(b) Linda's grandmother provides her with extra food.
(c) Linda is not a slave and is able to provide her own food.
(d) Linda is a cook and steals food.

5. What is posted within 24 hours of Linda's disappearance?
(a) Advertisements offering a reward for her capture.
(b) Nothing was posted because Linda never disappeared.
(c) Posters of Linda being hung.
(d) Posters of Linda's children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Flint tells Linda that he has seen an escaped friend of hers in the free states, living in such terrible circumstances that she begs for what?

2. What does Linda convince her lover to do?

3. Why do the slaves fear auction/hiring day?

4. What does Linda's lover propose to do for her?

5. Approximately how many slave children has Dr. Flint fathered?

(see the answer key)

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