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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 writes Emily Flint's letter to Linda?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her sister/mother.
(c) Her brother/father.
(d) Her cousin.

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

3. Who is Linda mad at for allowing themselves to be treated as second-class citizens?
(a) The nursemaid community.
(b) The African-American community.
(c) The escaped slave community.
(d) The Irish community.

4. Why doesn't the character in question #105 feel any pity for Linda when told about Linda's living conditions for the past several years?
(a) Ellen did not pity Linda because she was mad at Linda for not telling her where she was hiding.
(b) Fanny did not pity Linda because Fanny was upset to never have the opporunity to see her children again.
(c) Benny did not pity Linda because he was angry at his mother for hiding from him.
(d) William did not pity Linda because he had much harder trials in slavery then she did.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who terrifies Linda when she finds out that they are staying at a hotel in New York?

2. Where do William and Benny decide to move after Linda returns from England?

3. What good news does one of Aunt Marthy's letters bring?

4. Left alone again, who does Linda go to work for after her return from England?

5. When Linda has to go into hiding after The Fugitive Slave Law is enacted, whom does she take with her for protection?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Amy Post write the appendix for Linda?

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

4. Using details from the story to support your answer, describe why Linda awoke when she heard the fire alarms going off.

5. 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.

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

7. Why does Linda take the job with Mr. and the new Mrs. Bruce?

8. 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?

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

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

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