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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Linda fall in love with?
(a) William.
(b) Dr. Flint.
(c) A free black man in her town.
(d) John.

3. In Chapter 10, Dr. Flint is still determined to have his way with Linda. What plan does he devise to remove Linda from the watchful eyes of those who love her?
(a) Dr. Flint plans to forbid her from ever leaving his house.
(b) Dr. Flint does not devise any plan because he does not want Linda.
(c) Dr. Flint plans to build her a home several miles from town.
(d) Dr. Flint does not devise any plan because he could care less what others think of his relationship with Linda.

4. When Linda is sent to the Flint house she witnesses countless horrors. Why is one slave beaten within an inch of his life?
(a) The slave spits at Dr. Flint.
(b) The slave suspects Dr. Flint is the father of his wife's child.
(c) The slave fathers a child with Mrs. Flint.
(d) The slave steals food from Dr. Flint's daughter.

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?
(a) To flee to another state.
(b) To be returned to slavery.
(c) Money.
(d) To be beaten by her master.

6. Who exposes Linda to the hardships of slavery for the first time?
(a) Harriet Jacobs.
(b) William Brent.
(c) Dr. Flint.
(d) Aunt Marthy.

7. What is posted within 24 hours of Linda's disappearance?
(a) Advertisements offering a reward for her capture.
(b) Nothing was posted because Linda never disappeared.
(c) Posters of Linda's children.
(d) Posters of Linda being hung.

8. What part of Linda's life is unusually happy for a slave?
(a) Her adolesence.
(b) Her childhood.
(c) Her adulthood.
(d) Her tweens.

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

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

11. How are Aunt Marthy and Linda related?
(a) Aunt Marthy is Linda's grandmother.
(b) Aunt Marthy is Linda's aunt.
(c) Aunt Marthy is Linda's mother.
(d) Aunt Marthy is not related to Linda.

12. At what time of day are the slaves allowed to attend church?
(a) At midmight.
(b) In the middle of the night.
(c) In the afternoon.
(d) In the early morning.

13. What do the slaveholders tell the slaves about life in the Northern states?
(a) They are told that they will freeze to death if they flee North.
(b) They are told that the Northern states have slavery too.
(c) They are told that it is bliss.
(d) They are told that it is more difficult and unpleasant than their current lives in slavery.

14. How does the Flint family treat their slaves?
(a) With cruelty.
(b) With love.
(c) With kindness.
(d) With respect.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the gender of Linda's second child?

2. How long does Linda stay in her hiding place?

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

4. Why doesn't Linda believe Dr. Flint's threats and promises?

5. Why do the slaves fear auction/hiring day?

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