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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. When Linda is sent to the Flint house she witnesses countless horrors. Why is one slave beaten within an inch of his life?
(a) The slave suspects Dr. Flint is the father of his wife's child.
(b) The slave steals food from Dr. Flint's daughter.
(c) The slave fathers a child with Mrs. Flint.
(d) The slave spits at Dr. Flint.

2. How are the biracial children of slaveholders treated?
(a) The slaveholders did not father any illegitimate children.
(b) They live with their fathers.
(c) They stay with their mothers, but are granted freedom.
(d) They are treated the same as any other slave.

3. Who exposes Linda to the hardships of slavery for the first time?
(a) William Brent.
(b) Dr. Flint.
(c) Aunt Marthy.
(d) Harriet Jacobs.

4. How many miles does Linda have to walk to see her family?
(a) Six miles.
(b) Ten miles.
(c) Twenty miles.
(d) One mile.

5. How do Northerners who move South and purchase slaves tend to treat their slaves?
(a) Northerners do not move South to purchase slaves.
(b) They tend to treat them kinder.
(c) They tend to treat them the same.
(d) They tend to treat them harsher.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of day are the slaves allowed to attend church?

2. Who finds it difficult to adjust to life in bondage in Chapter 2?

3. Why does Linda never go hungry?

4. Who does Linda bring with her to the plantation?

5. What event prompts Linda's town to have a muster?

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