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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, What Slaves are Taught to Believe About the North | Chapter 9, Sketches of Neighboring Slaveholders.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age does Linda first discover that she is a slave?
(a) Six years old.
(b) Eight years old.
(c) Eleven years old.
(d) Twenty years old.

2. Why is the author hesitant to write her book?
(a) She is not writing about facts.
(b) She is afraid no one will believe her.
(c) She is illiterate.
(d) She is self-conscious about her lack of formal education.

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

4. Which character sees Benjamin in New York?
(a) Linda.
(b) Aunt Marthy.
(c) William.
(d) Phillip.

5. What do the slaveholders tell the slaves about life in the Northern states?
(a) They are told that it is bliss.
(b) They are told that it is more difficult and unpleasant than their current lives in slavery.
(c) They are told that the Northern states have slavery too.
(d) They are told that they will freeze to death if they flee North.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the Flint family treat their slaves?

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

4. What is the author's purpose for writing this book?

5. What part of Linda's life is unusually happy for a slave?

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