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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. Where does Linda leave Benny when she travels to England?
2. Which character leaves with Linda when she escapes from the South?
3. Who does Linda meet soon after she arrives at her first destination in the North?
4. How does Mrs. Bruce react to the news that Linda confesses to her?
5. Left alone again, who does Linda go to work for after her return from England?
Short Essay Questions
1. To what lengths does Mrs. Bruce go to keep Linda employed?
2. What are some of the hardships Aunt Nancy has to endure while being a slave in the Flint household?
3. Describe in detail the similarities and differences between Steventon and slavery.
4. 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.
5. While walking on the street, Linda runs into an old friend from her hometown. His name is Luke and he's had a particularly hard life as a slave. What are some of the hardships Luke has to endure?
6. Why doesn't Mrs. Hobbs want to give Ellen to Linda?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. Why is Linda skeptical of Mrs. Bruce buying her from Emily Dodge?
10. Using the text to support your answer, describe Benny's first reaction to 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
A common theme in anti-slavery text is an uneducated slave outwitting an educated Master. In what ways is this theme represented in "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl"?
Essay Topic 3
In the first several chapters of the text, Linda describes several of Dr. Flint's unwanted advances and she explains that she longs to remain pure and virtuous. In later chapters, Linda is still trying to avoid Dr. Flint's advances. Using examples from the text, explain why Dr. Flint's sexual advances eventually produce a change in Linda, causing her to go from protecting herself to protecting her children.
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