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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Harriet NOT make in preparation for the arrival of James and his new wife?
(a) Sheets.
(b) Towels.
(c) Tablecloths.
(d) Flower arrangements.

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

3. Who is the maid at Widow Blount's house who becomes nosy and tries to find Harriet?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Sukie.
(c) Maisie.
(d) Ella.

4. Who is Harriet's friend who works for the person in #80?
(a) Aggie.
(b) Sis.
(c) Luna.
(d) Ellie.

5. What can Harriet hear in her hiding place at Gran's house?
(a) A choir rehearsing.
(b) Men playing cards.
(c) Men drinking liquor.
(d) Her children playing.

6. Which of the following does Samuel Sawyer NOT buy?
(a) Harriet.
(b) Joseph.
(c) John.
(d) Louisa.

7. How many years has Harriet been in hiding since she left the Auburn plantation?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

8. Who is the woman Samuel Sawyer marries?
(a) Lavinia.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Adele.
(d) Sarah.

9. How many years will John be gone on a whaling ship?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

10. What is the worst menace Harriet and the others face while waiting in the swamp?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Rats.
(d) Bats.

11. Where does Harriet stay at the home of the person in #80?
(a) A chapel.
(b) A shed.
(c) A smokehouse.
(d) A storeroom.

12. What bites Harriet when she is hiding in the woods one night?
(a) A snake.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) A rabid dog.
(d) A spider.

13. What is the city where Louisa lives?
(a) New York.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Cincinnati.

14. To whom does Gran give Harriet's ticket to stow away on the ship headed north?
(a) Annie.
(b) Belle.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Essie.

15. How old is Harriet's daughter in 1835?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Samuel Sawyer go to Washington?

2. Where is Mary Matilda Norcom attending school?

3. What will happen to Harriet if she refuses Dr. Norcom's offer in #66?

4. How old is Harriet when she begins writing to Joseph in 1835?

5. What is presumed about Uncle Stephen?

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