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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: 1835-1842.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Norcom want Aunt Betty to be buried in the white cemetery?
(a) Because it has better security.
(b) Because Aunt Betty meant so much to the Norcom family.
(c) So her slave can be buried at the foot of her own grave.
(d) Because there are no available plots in the black cemetery.

2. What structure did the whites tear down in the slave revolt?
(a) A barn.
(b) The general store.
(c) The courthouse.
(d) The slave church.

3. Why does Samuel Sawyer go to Washington?
(a) He was elected to Congress.
(b) He started a new business.
(c) He went to a family wedding.
(d) He wanted to buy some slaves.

4. How old is Mary Matilda when Harriet is given to her?
(a) 17.
(b) 6.
(c) 22.
(d) 3.

5. Who is Aunt Betty's husband?
(a) Uncle Henry.
(b) Uncle Zeb.
(c) Uncle Stephen.
(d) Uncle Frankie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harriet hope that Miss Margaret gave her in her will?

2. Who is the Norcom boy with whom John has been fighting?

3. What does Harriet make for Lulu for Christmas?

4. What nickname does Harriet's brother call her?

5. What is the worst menace Harriet and the others face while waiting in the swamp?

(see the answer key)

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