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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. Sands' response to Linda's demands?
(a) He does not believe his children are slaves and would never treat them as such.
(b) He is going to take the children and raise them as his own.
(c) He is going to sell the children into slavery.
(d) His hands are tied because the children still belong to Dr. Flint's daughter.

2. Who does Linda have an affair with to thwart Dr. Flint's plan?
(a) Mr. Sands.
(b) Mr. Flint.
(c) Mr. Lover.
(d) Mr. Jones.

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

4. How are Benjamin and Linda related?
(a) Benjamin is Linda's brother.
(b) Benjamin is Linda's uncle.
(c) Benjamin is Linda's cousin.
(d) Benjamin is Linda's husband.

5. Why does Linda risk coming out of hiding to talk to Mr. Sands?
(a) She wants him to tell Dr. Flint where she is hiding.
(b) She wants to tell him she loves him.
(c) She wants to secure her children's freedom.
(d) She wants to have another child.

6. What happens to Linda when she reaches the age of 15?
(a) Linda becomes pregnant.
(b) Dr. Flint allows Linda her freedom.
(c) Linda escapes from slavery.
(d) Dr. Flint begins making advances toward her.

7. Who visits Aunt Marthy when she is ill?
(a) Mrs. Flint.
(b) Linda Brett.
(c) Jane Hoffman.
(d) Benjamin Brett.

8. How do Linda and William remain connected?
(a) They do not remain connected.
(b) They remain connected through letters.
(c) They remain connected through daily contact.
(d) They remain connected through their children.

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

10. For what political party does Mr. Sands run for office?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Whig Party.
(c) Mr. Sands did not run for a political office.
(d) The Democratic Party.

11. Which of the following terms best describes good, kind slaveholders?
(a) Common.
(b) Do not exist.
(c) All slaveholders are good and kind.
(d) Rare.

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

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

14. Why doesn't Linda believe Dr. Flint's threats and promises?
(a) Dr. Flint never threatened or promised her anything.
(b) Linda knows he is dishonest.
(c) Linda knew his wife would not let him keep his promises.
(d) Linda was afraid to believe his promises.

15. What is the author's alias used in the story?
(a) Linda Brent.
(b) Aunt Nancy.
(c) Harriet Jacobs.
(d) Aunt Marty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dr. Flint travel while searching for Linda?

2. What name does Linda call her new hiding spot?

3. What does Linda make for her children at Christmas?

4. How do Linda and her grandmother feel when William is no longer a daily part of their lives?

5. Linda's second child reveals the identity of which character?

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