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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dr. Norcom plan to have Harriet stay so he can have her all to himself?
(a) An old farmhouse.
(b) A suite at a hotel.
(c) A house in town.
(d) A cottage in the woods.

2. Why do Harriet and her baby live with Gran?
(a) Gran wants to take care of them.
(b) Gran wants to keep men away from Harriet.
(c) Mrs. Norcom won't let them in the house.
(d) Harriet helps take care of Gran.

3. How old is Harriet when she begins writing letters?
(a) 18.
(b) 7.
(c) 16.
(d) 11.

4. In what year does Harriet begin writing letters?
(a) 1864.
(b) 1825.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1776.

5. Who is Harriet's father?
(a) Paul Jacobs.
(b) Ezra Jacobs.
(c) Daniel Jacobs.
(d) Miller Jacobs.

6. What type of cure does the doctor use on Harriet's owner?
(a) The bleeding cure.
(b) The starvation cure.
(c) The herbal cure.
(d) The ice cure.

7. What happy event occurs in Harriet's family?
(a) Gran is given her freedom.
(b) James gets married.
(c) Gran turns 75.
(d) Harriet has a baby.

8. What do the white people find when they search Gran's house?
(a) Whiskey bottles.
(b) Letters from freed slaves in the North.
(c) Table linens made in Belgium.
(d) Poems sent to Harriet by a friend.

9. Gran was given her freedom in Missus Elizabeth's will but does not leave because ______________________.
(a) She thinks she will be whipped for being a runaway.
(b) She doesn't have any money.
(c) She is afraid to leave the life she knows.
(d) Dr. Norcom wants to sell her.

10. What has Gran been teaching Harriet to make?
(a) Crackers.
(b) Dumplings.
(c) Cornbrad.
(d) Pecan cake.

11. What does Dr. Norcom do when he learns that Harriet has had another child?
(a) He sells the child.
(b) He demands that she give the child his last name.
(c) He sells her.
(d) He cuts her hair very short.

12. What nickname does Harriet have for Dr. Norcom?
(a) Dr. Devil.
(b) Dr. Nevercom.
(c) The General.
(d) Pickle Face.

13. What does Dr. Norcom threaten to do if Harriet tells anyone about his advances toward her?
(a) Rape her.
(b) Sell her.
(c) Whip her.
(d) Kill her.

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

15. Who buys Gran at the slave auction?
(a) Miss Hannah.
(b) Mr. Preston.
(c) Mrs. Lehigh.
(d) Dr. DuBois.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is placed on Miss Horniblow's eyelids after she dies?

2. When was the man in #50 hanged for his crimes?

3. What do the slaves call a wedding ceremony?

4. Which of the following best describes Dr. Norcom?

5. What does Dr. Norcom say he is going to do if she doesn't give in to his advances?

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