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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 much is paid for Linda's freedom?

2. What is the Fugitive Slave Law?

3. What is the author's purpose for writing the appendix?

4. Who continues to go out of his way to help Linda and her companion when they reach Philadelphia?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe in detail Linda's first meeting with Ellen in New York.

2. What are some of the reasons why Linda does not want to part from Ellen when Ellen has the opportunity to go to boarding school?

3. How does Linda's reaction to Dr. Flint's death differ from her grandmother's reaction?

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

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

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

7. Describe in detail the similarities and differences between Steventon and slavery.

8. Why is the brief letter written by George Lowther included in the appendix? How does it differ from Mrs. Post's and Mrs. Child's statements?

9. Between trips with the Bruces, Linda goes to visit Ellen. She meets Ellen on the street and Ellen informs her that Mr. Thorpe is now staying with the Hobbs'. Why is Linda afraid of Mr. Thorpe?

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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