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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, New Perils | Chapter 21, The Loophole of Retreat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the slaves fear auction/hiring day?
(a) It tears families apart.
(b) It forces people to marry.
(c) It takes away their property.
(d) It forces the slaves to choose their owners.

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

3. How does Dr. Flint try to force Linda into submission after she has her children?
(a) He told her that he couldn't wait to sell her children for large sums of money.
(b) He told Linda he would give her her freeedom if she let him have what he wanted.
(c) He told Linda that he would tell who the father of her children were.
(d) He told Linda that he would tell his wife that Linda's children were his.

4. What is the main message behind Mr. Pike's sermons?
(a) To teach the slaves how to escape North.
(b) To teach the slaves to read.
(c) To teach the slaves how to pray.
(d) To teach the slaves to obey their masters.

5. After Linda hides in the swamps, what is the location of her new hiding spot?
(a) Mr. Sands' house.
(b) The Flint's house.
(c) Peter's house.
(d) Her grandmother's house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Linda when she reaches the age of 15?

3. What name does Linda call her new hiding spot?

4. How are Benjamin and Linda related?

5. What is posted within 24 hours of Linda's disappearance?

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