Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Aunt Betty's husband?
(a) Gerard.
(b) Paul.
(c) Ezra.
(d) Stephen.

2. Harriet's owner gives her a book filled with ____________________.
(a) Addresses.
(b) Numbers and lists.
(c) Recipes.
(d) Family tree.

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

4. What is placed on Miss Horniblow's eyelids after she dies?
(a) Sea shells.
(b) Tiny stones.
(c) Silver dollars.
(d) Jar lids.

5. What had Miss Elizabeth bought with the $300 she borrowed from Gran?
(a) Woolen fabrics.
(b) An emerald necklace.
(c) A slave girl.
(d) A silver candelabra.

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

7. What does Dr. Norcom say he is going to do if she doesn't give in to his advances?
(a) Bring her back to his house.
(b) Sell her son to a slave trader.
(c) Sell her to a slave trader.
(d) Make her live in the cottage.

8. What ruling was in effect in Chowan County where Harriet lives after the slave revolt?
(a) No slave is allowed to ride a horse.
(b) No slaves can visit between plantations.
(c) No more slave church services will be allowed.
(d) No more slave marriages will be allowed.

9. Who is the physician who attends to Harriet's owner?
(a) Dr. Nordstrom.
(b) Dr. Norcom.
(c) Dr. Norris.
(d) Dr. Nordegren.

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

11. Why does Gran throw Harriet out of her house?
(a) Because she no longer goes to church.
(b) Because she swore at her.
(c) Because she tried to run away.
(d) Because she is pregnant.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Doctor Norcum's wife?

2. What happy event occurs in Harriet's family?

3. How old is Mary Matilda when Harriet is given to her?

4. Who is Harriet's brother?

5. By what initial does Harriet call her new beau?

(see the answer keys)

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