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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Linda stay in her hiding place?

2. Whom does Linda teach to read despite the fear of being caught?

3. What event happens to Linda during her second winter in her den?

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

5. What is Benny bitten by, causing him to become seriously injured?

Short Essay Questions

1. List three to five examples of how slaves are humiliated and degraded by the slavery system.

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

3. Why is Linda pained to know that her child is Dr. Flint's slave?

4. Describe in detail the area that Linda hides in at her Aunt Marthy's house.

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

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

7. How do the Flints and Aunt Marthy react to Linda's news that she is pregnant?

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

9. Why is this book an important piece of American literature?

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

In the Introduction and Appendix, friends of Harriet Jacobs wrote statements confirming that all the events in the story were true and accurate. Why does Jacobs need this affirmation? Why don't people of Jacobs' era believe that the text is an autobiography?

Essay Topic 2

When Linda flees North she discovers that racial prejudice resides there as well as in the South. Define prejudice and describe how it affected Linda's life.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the text and discussion, list 10-20 ways that the slaveholders controlled their slaves.

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