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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who must Linda wait for to help her return to her den after she meets Mr. Sands?
(a) Aunt Marthy.
(b) Mrs. Flint.
(c) Dr. Flint.
(d) Uncle Phillip.

2. What does Linda make for her children at Christmas?
(a) She draws them pictures of the North.
(b) She makes them cakes and cookies.
(c) She sews clothes and toys.
(d) She does not make them anything.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following terms best describes good, kind slaveholders?

2. How many miles does Linda have to walk to see her family?

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

4. How do Linda and William remain connected?

5. What character is arrested on charges of helping Linda escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. Using examples from the text, explain why some slaves believe the lies told to them about the North.

2. How does Linda try to reinforce Dr. Flint's belief that she has escaped to the Northern states?

3. Describe Mr. Sands' feelings toward William.

4. List three to five examples of how slaves are humiliated and degraded by the slavery system.

5. How does Mrs. Sands react when she finds out the relationship between Mr. Sands and Benny and Ellen?

6. How does Benny justify that there must be a Santa Claus when another child tells him that Santa is fake?

7. Why is this book an important piece of American literature?

8. Describe in detail the area that Linda hides in at her Aunt Marthy's house.

9. Explain why the pastor at the Episcopal Church is popular among slaves, but not popular among the slaveholders.

10. Why is Linda ashamed to have her children baptized in the church?

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