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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. What part of Linda's life is unusually happy for a slave?
(a) Her childhood.
(b) Her tweens.
(c) Her adolesence.
(d) Her adulthood.

2. Who does Linda fall in love with?
(a) John.
(b) Dr. Flint.
(c) William.
(d) A free black man in her town.

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

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

5. How does the Flint family treat their slaves?
(a) With kindness.
(b) With cruelty.
(c) With respect.
(d) With love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who exposes Linda to the hardships of slavery for the first time?

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

3. What do the slaveholders tell the slaves about life in the Northern states?

4. What does Linda convince her lover to do?

5. When does the slave auction and hiring day occur each year?

(see the answer key)

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