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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 the escaped slave that Linda runs into procure funds to escape from slavery?
(a) He saved the money in his bank account from his wages earned as a slave.
(b) He killed his master and stole the money.
(c) He hid the money in a tree.
(d) He hid money into a pair of pants and then asked if he could have the pants when his master died.

2. Even though Linda has made several attempts to avoid this person at the Hobbs' house, who requests to see her?
(a) Mr. Thorpe.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Mrs. Bruce.
(d) Mrs. Hobbs.

3. Why is Linda overwhelmed by the big city sights and sounds?
(a) This is Linda's first trip to a big city.
(b) Linda is sick and needs rest.
(c) Linda is afraid she will be spotted by a slave hunter.
(d) Linda is not overwhelmed.

4. How many days does Linda's journey take to reach her first destination?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 48 days.

5. What do Linda and William start up in Rochester?
(a) An anti-slavery reading room.
(b) A sewing shoppe.
(c) An underground railroad escape route.
(d) A bakery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Linda initially accepts the opportunity to escape, she is talked into staying. Who does Linda give her opportunity to?

2. How does Mrs. Bruce react to the news that Linda confesses to her?

3. What distressing news does Linda discover about Benny when she returns to Boston?

4. What is Ellen's response to Linda's confession before Ellen returns to New York for boarding school?

5. What worries Linda about the Flints/Dodges?

Short Essay Questions

1. Using the text to support your answer, describe Benny's first reaction to the North.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 38, Linda returns to America to find that Benny has quit his apprenticeship and begun working on a whaling boat. What events cause Benny to leave?

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

7. Between trips with the Bruces, Linda goes to visit Ellen. She meets Ellen on the street and Ellen informs her that Mr. Thorpe is now staying with the Hobbs'. Why is Linda afraid of Mr. Thorpe?

8. Using details from the text, describe why Fanny does not pity Linda.

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

10. Why is Linda skeptical of Mrs. Bruce buying her from Emily Dodge?

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