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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 41, Free at Last.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Linda reprimanded for sitting with her employers at meal times?
(a) The other passengers complained.
(b) The family forbade her to sit with them.
(c) The other nursemaids thought she was rude.
(d) The tables were 'white only'.

2. What item does Linda send to Dr. Flint to confirm his beliefs?
(a) Linda does not send anything to Dr. Flint.
(b) A telegram.
(c) A letter.
(d) A rose.

3. Who does Linda bring with her to the plantation?
(a) Benny.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Aunt Marthy.
(d) William.

4. When does the slave auction and hiring day occur each year?
(a) December 25th.
(b) January 15th.
(c) February 21st.
(d) January 1st.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Linda teach to read despite the fear of being caught?

2. Who complains about delivering meals to Linda?

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

4. Why is Linda upset by some of Benny's remarks when he arrives in Boston?

5. How does Mrs. Bruce react to the news that Linda confesses to her?

(see the answer key)

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