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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 36, A Hairbreadth Escape.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What circumstances prevent Ellen from going to live with Linda?
(a) Linda did not want Ellen to live with her.
(b) Linda did not have a place for Ellen to live.
(c) Ellen did not want to live with Linda.
(d) Ellen was pregnant.

2. What does William do when he is in Washington?
(a) Nothing. William does not go to Washington.
(b) He kills Mr. Sands.
(c) He escapes from slavery.
(d) He helps Linda escape from slavery.

3. Why doesn't Linda give her children their father's last name?
(a) She isn't allowed to give them their father's name due to the laws at that time.
(b) She is afraid child protective services will take her children away.
(c) She is afraid of how Dr. Flint will react.
(d) She does not know who their father is.

4. Who does Linda meet soon after she arrives at her first destination in the North?
(a) Reverend Durham.
(b) Mr. Sands.
(c) Ellen Brett.
(d) Dr. Flint.

5. Why do Benny and Ellen believe in Santa Claus?
(a) They didn't still believe in Santa Claus.
(b) They needed something hopeful in their lives.
(c) They received many gifts even though their mother 'was far away'.
(d) They wanted to tease the other children.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Linda first discover that she is a slave?

2. What does Linda take from her grandmother's house to make it appear as though she has run up North?

3. How are the biracial children of slaveholders treated?

4. Why is Linda hiding in the swamps?

5. What event happens to Linda during her second winter in her den?

(see the answer key)

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