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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 the name of the escaped slave that Linda runs into on the streets of New York, that is also from her hometown?
2. Who does Linda run into on the street on her way to the Hobbs' residence?
3. Who complains about delivering meals to Linda?
4. How does the escaped slave that Linda runs into procure funds to escape from slavery?
5. What two things does Linda immediately notice about Ellen?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe in detail the similarities and differences between Steventon and slavery.
2. 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.
3. How does Linda's reaction to Dr. Flint's death differ from her grandmother's reaction?
4. Describe in detail the letter that Emily Flint sends to Linda.
5. Why doesn't Mrs. Hobbs want to give Ellen to Linda?
6. Using details from the story to support your answer, describe why Linda awoke when she heard the fire alarms going off.
7. What conditions force Linda to remain separated from her children?
8. Using details from the text, describe the plan Peter has for Linda's escape.
9. Providing detail from the text, describe Ellen's thoughts about her father.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the story, Linda wanted to buy her freedom from the Flint family, but at the end Linda was upset when Mrs. Bruce bought Linda her freedom. What events in Linda's life cause her to change her opinion? Can human beings really belong to someone else?
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
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?
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