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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37, A Visit to England.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Linda overwhelmed by the big city sights and sounds?
(a) Linda is afraid she will be spotted by a slave hunter.
(b) This is Linda's first trip to a big city.
(c) Linda is sick and needs rest.
(d) Linda is not overwhelmed.

2. What is a muster?
(a) When a slave marries a free person.
(b) When a slaveholder beats a slave.
(c) When the white folks raid the homes of the slaves and free black people.
(d) When a slave escapes to the North.

3. In what part of New York does Linda meet up with Ellen?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Bronx.
(d) Brooklyn.

4. What does Linda's lover propose to do for her?
(a) He proposes to move into Aunt Marthy's.
(b) He proposes to marry her and wishes to buy her.
(c) He proposes to escape slavery with her.
(d) He proposes to sell her to another slaveholder.

5. When does the slave auction and hiring day occur each year?
(a) January 15th.
(b) December 25th.
(c) January 1st.
(d) February 21st.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who informs Linda that her children have been sold?

2. Which of the following terms best describes good, kind slaveholders?

3. Who visits Aunt Marthy when she is ill?

4. Linda changes her mind, and goes ahead and flees North when someone spots her. Who is it?

5. What is the occupation of the character Linda meets soon after she arrives at her first destination in the North?

(see the answer key)

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