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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. By what initial does Harriet call her new beau?
(a) R.
(b) J.
(c) S.
(d) C.

3. Where had R gone because he heard there was land to be had?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Macon.

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

5. Who is the man who led the slave uprising in August of 1831?
(a) Gabe Trenton.
(b) Nat Turner.
(c) Forrest Lyons.
(d) Sam Turnbill.

6. What does Harriet hope that Miss Margaret gave her in her will?
(a) Her freedom.
(b) A sewing kit.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A pen and paper.

7. What is Harriet's father's skill?
(a) Weaving.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Singing.

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

9. Who does Gran ask for help when Harriet tells her about Dr. Norcom's advances?
(a) Adam Sawyer.
(b) Tom Sawyer.
(c) Samuel Sawyer.
(d) James Sawyer.

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

11. Harriet seeks out her mother's friend, _______________, to talk to about her situation.
(a) Polly.
(b) Maya.
(c) Sara.
(d) Adelaide.

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

13. What was Harriet's mother's name?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Davinia.
(c) Delilah.
(d) Davida.

14. To whom does Harriet address her first letter?
(a) Her mama.
(b) Her papa.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her sister.

15. In January of 1833, Harriet writes to R. that local people have died of which disease?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Scarlet Fever.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Typhus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Doctor Norcum's wife?

2. Why do Harriet and her baby live with Gran?

3. Who is Harriet's father?

4. What color is the leather on the book given to Harriet by her owner?

5. What does Harriet do for the first time at Hayes plantation?

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