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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. What is posted within 24 hours of Linda's disappearance?

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

3. Why is Linda hiding in the swamps?

4. What is the gender of Linda's second child?

5. How are the biracial children of slaveholders treated?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe William's feelings toward Mr. Sands.

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

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

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

8. How does Mrs. Sands react when she finds out the relationship between Mr. Sands and Benny and Ellen?

9. How do Linda's motivations toward warding off Dr. Flint's advances change after she has children?

10. Describe in detail who comes to tend to Aunt Marthy when she is very ill.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In one of his letters to Linda, Dr. Flint claims that he has never, nor would never go through any attempts to capture Linda and return her to slavery. Linda and the reader know otherwise. What are some of the attempts Dr. Flint uses to try and capture Linda? Why does Dr. Flint lie?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter One, Childhood, Ms. Brent describes the events of her childhood. Using the text to support your answer, why does the author feel that her childhood is an unusually happy one? Are there any incidents that could refute this claim?

Essay Topic 3

In the text, Linda describes the atrocities of slave life. Using examples from the text, describe how slavery tore apart families and gave the slaves very little control over the people they loved and cared for.

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