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

2. What event prompts Linda's town to have a muster?
(a) Nat Turner's insurrection.
(b) Benjamin's escape to the North.
(c) Linda's disappearance.
(d) The death of a slave.

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

4. What is the author's purpose for writing this book?
(a) She hopes to aid the slaveholders.
(b) She wants to be rich.
(c) She hopes to help change the destiny of the millions of women who still live in slavery.
(d) She thinks she is a great writer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Linda have an affair with to thwart Dr. Flint's plan?

2. After Linda rejects Dr. Flint for the final time, where does he send her to work?

3. How often does the town usually have a muster?

4. Why doesn't Linda give her children their father's last name?

5. What types of activities are common on Mr. Litch's plantation?

(see the answer key)

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