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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24, The Candidate for Congress | Chapter 25, Competition in Cunning.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who buys Linda's children from the Flints?
(a) Mr. Sands.
(b) No one, because Linda's children are free.
(c) Linda.
(d) Aunt Marthy.

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

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

5. Why does Linda never go hungry?
(a) Linda is her slaveholder's favorite.
(b) Linda's grandmother provides her with extra food.
(c) Linda is a cook and steals food.
(d) Linda is not a slave and is able to provide her own food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main message behind Mr. Pike's sermons?

2. Who finds it difficult to adjust to life in bondage in Chapter 2?

3. How are Benjamin and Linda related?

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

5. What is the author's alias used in the story?

(see the answer key)

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