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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. How does Linda receive a venomous snake bite?
(a) She was hiding from the Flints in some bushes.
(b) She was hiding from the Bretts in some bushes.
(c) She was hiding from the Flints in a small room.
(d) She was hiding from the Flints in an attic.

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

3. 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 does not believe his children are slaves and would never treat them as such.
(c) His hands are tied because the children still belong to Dr. Flint's daughter.
(d) He is going to sell the children into slavery.

4. Who becomes very ill in jail and goes to live with the Flints?
(a) Linda.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Aunt Marthy.
(d) Benny.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Mrs. Flint take away from Linda?

5. How do Northerners who move South and purchase slaves tend to treat their slaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What joyous news does Betty deliver to Linda pertaining to Linda's children?

2. Using examples from the text, give three instances supporting the author's claim that she had a happy childhood.

3. Why does Linda turn down a marriage proposal to a free black man whom she was very much in love with?

4. Why is New Year's Day a horrific day for most slaves?

5. Why does Linda want it to appear that she fled to the Northern states?

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

7. Describe William's feelings toward Mr. Sands.

8. What happens to Benjamin when he tries to escape from slavery?

9. Describe Mr. Sands' feelings toward William.

10. Describe in detail who comes to tend to Aunt Marthy when she is very ill.

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