View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mr. Sands inform of his true relationship with Benny and Ellen?

2. Mr. Sands considers William to be a coworker and a what?

3. What does Linda convince her lover to do?

4. Why does Linda never go hungry?

5. What tool does Linda use to make a hole in her hiding place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Linda's reaction when she finds out that Mr. Sands has married.

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

5. How does Mrs. Flint react when Linda tells her of Dr. Flint's advances?

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

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

8. Describe in detail how Linda is bitten by a venomous snake.

9. In Chapter Two, Linda is sent to live with the Flints. Compare and contrast how the Flint household differs or is similar to Linda's first mistress' house.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define irony and list 5-10 examples of irony from the text.

Essay Topic 2

In the Preface, Jacobs explains that she changed the names of the characters in the text. Explain Jacobs' reasoning for doing this using examples from the text. Why does Jacob's change the names? If this is a non-fiction text, why does Jacobs change her own name? Why do some characters have no names at all?

Essay Topic 3

Linda Brent chooses to run away from her Master/Mistress. Is this decision selfish? How does Jacobs' choice affect her family and her children? Is it fair to her children for Linda to hide from them for nearly seven years? Use details from the text to support your answer.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 899 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample