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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. The sexual abuse of young female slaves is...?
(a) Commonplace.
(b) Never occurs.
(c) Not mentioned in the story.
(d) Rare.

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

3. What types of activities are common on Mr. Litch's plantation?
(a) Kindness, love, and honor.
(b) Parties, gambling, and drinking.
(c) Running, playing, and jumping.
(d) Beatings, whippings, and murders.

4. How many miles does Linda have to walk to see her family?
(a) Ten miles.
(b) Six miles.
(c) Twenty miles.
(d) One mile.

5. Who finds it difficult to adjust to life in bondage in Chapter 2?
(a) William.
(b) Linda.
(c) Susan.
(d) Aunt Marthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Flint take away from Linda?

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

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

4. What does Mr. Sands promise Aunt Marthy?

5. Dr. Flint tells Linda that he has seen an escaped friend of hers in the free states, living in such terrible circumstances that she begs for what?

(see the answer key)

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