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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. What does the letter from Linda's legal owner state?
(a) That she was 'cordially invited' to join them on their plantation in Virgina.
(b) That Linda was no longer a slave.
(c) That Aunt Marthy was returned to slavery.
(d) That Benny and Ellen had been captured and sold.

2. What two things does Linda immediately notice about Ellen?
(a) She noticed that Ellen's hair and face have been burned.
(b) She noticed that Ellen's care and education have been neglected.
(c) She noticed that Ellen did love her anymore and that she wanted to live with her father.
(d) She noticed that Ellen's care and education have been well-cared for.

3. Who does Linda send for while hiding in a Northern city?
(a) William.
(b) Uncle Phillip.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Benny.

4. After Linda receives the letter from the Flints, who comes to New York to look for her?
(a) Mrs. Flint.
(b) Emily Flint.
(c) Dr. Flint.
(d) Aunt Marthy.

5. In whose house does Linda meet her daughter?
(a) At an abolisher's house.
(b) A former slave's house from her hometown.
(c) At the train station.
(d) At the dock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ellen send to finish her schooling?

2. Who writes Emily Flint's letter to Linda?

3. Why does Linda feel that Aunt Nancy is 'slowly murdered'?

4. For approximately how many years does Linda stay in hiding before an opportunity to escape arises?

5. How does the escaped slave that Linda runs into procure funds to escape from slavery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe in detail the similarities and differences between Steventon and slavery.

2. How does Linda's reaction to Dr. Flint's death differ from her grandmother's reaction?

3. What are some of the hardships Aunt Nancy has to endure while being a slave in the Flint household?

4. To what lengths does Mrs. Bruce go to keep Linda employed?

5. After Aunt Nancy's untimely death, how does Mrs. Flint react?

6. Describe in detail Linda's first meeting with Ellen in New York.

7. Why doesn't Mrs. Hobbs want to give Ellen to Linda?

8. Describe how Mrs. Bruce reacts when she finds out that Linda is a fugitive slave.

9. Using the text to support your answer, describe some of the ways Linda is discriminated against in Chapter 35 when she goes on vacation with the Bruces.

10. Why is the brief letter written by George Lowther included in the appendix? How does it differ from Mrs. Post's and Mrs. Child's statements?

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