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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Mrs. Flint take away from Linda?
(a) Her new bible.
(b) Her new bike.
(c) Her new shoes.
(d) Her new shirt.
2. What is posted within 24 hours of Linda's disappearance?
(a) Advertisements offering a reward for her capture.
(b) Posters of Linda being hung.
(c) Nothing was posted because Linda never disappeared.
(d) Posters of Linda's children.
3. What does Linda convince her lover to do?
(a) She convinces him to become a slave.
(b) She convinces him to free her from slavery.
(c) She convinces him to go North and seek his fortune.
(d) She convinces him to kill himself.
4. What is the author's alias used in the story?
(a) Linda Brent.
(b) Aunt Nancy.
(c) Harriet Jacobs.
(d) Aunt Marty.
5. What character is arrested on charges of helping Linda escape?
(a) Mr. Sands.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Uncle Phillip.
(d) Benny.
6. Why does William accompany Mr. Sands to Washington?
(a) To be his assistant.
(b) To find Linda.
(c) To escape from slavery.
(d) To find Linda's children.
7. Where does Dr. Flint travel while searching for Linda?
(a) London.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Ontario.
8. Who becomes very ill in jail and goes to live with the Flints?
(a) Linda.
(b) Benny.
(c) Aunt Marthy.
(d) Ellen.
9. What is Mr. Sands' response to Linda's demands?
(a) He is going to take the children and raise them as his own.
(b) He is going to sell the children into slavery.
(c) His hands are tied because the children still belong to Dr. Flint's daughter.
(d) He does not believe his children are slaves and would never treat them as such.
10. Why doesn't Linda tell her family about her hiding place?
(a) To protect her children.
(b) Linda never hid, so she had no reason to tell them anything.
(c) So they cannot turn her in to The Flint family.
(d) So they can truthfully say they have no idea where she is.
11. Who does Linda send to try to dissuade Mr. Sands from his plans for her children?
(a) Dr. Flint.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her grandmother.
12. What types of activities are common on Mr. Litch's plantation?
(a) Kindness, love, and honor.
(b) Parties, gambling, and drinking.
(c) Running, playing, and jumping.
(d) Beatings, whippings, and murders.
13. How does Mr. Sands feel about William's work ethic?
(a) William never worked for Mr. Sands.
(b) He is unsatisified with it.
(c) He is satisified with it.
(d) He beats William until he changes.
14. Approximately how many slave children has Dr. Flint fathered?
(a) 26.
(b) 2.
(c) 11.
(d) 0.
15. Why does Linda risk coming out of hiding to talk to Mr. Sands?
(a) She wants to tell him she loves him.
(b) She wants him to tell Dr. Flint where she is hiding.
(c) She wants to secure her children's freedom.
(d) She wants to have another child.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do Linda and her grandmother feel when William is no longer a daily part of their lives?
2. How do Linda and William remain connected?
3. When does the slave auction and hiring day occur each year?
4. What event prompts Linda's town to have a muster?
5. Who informs Linda that her children have been sold?
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