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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the man in #50 hanged for his crimes?
(a) October 28, 1876
(b) September 15, 1798.
(c) November 11, 1831.
(d) June 25, 1829.

2. 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) Dr. Norcom wants to sell her.
(c) She doesn't have any money.
(d) She is afraid to leave the life she knows.

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

4. Harriet tells R that _____________________ is one of the meanest slaveholders in the county.
(a) James Canfield.
(b) Jeremy Colton.
(c) John Crabill.
(d) Josiah Coffield.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dr. Norcom plan to have Harriet stay so he can have her all to himself?

2. What trade does the young man in #33 have?

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

4. Who is Harriet's brother?

5. What does Dr. Norcom do when he learns that Harriet has had another child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which of Harriet's relatives are owned by Margaret's mother, Elizabeth, and what happens to them when Elizabeth dies?

2. What arrangements does Dr. Norcom devise in attempts to make Harriet have sex with him?

3. Why does Harriet not talk to her Gran about Dr. Norcom's advances?

4. How does Molly Horniblow thwart Dr. Norcom's plans to buy her, and who eventually buys Molly and and Mark?

5. Why is Harriet's second child christened in the white church instead of the black church?

6. Who does Gran tell Harriet to talk to about her troubles with Dr. Norcom, and what is this person's suggestion for Harriet?

7. What prevents Harriet from marrying R?

8. What is Harriet's fate after the death of Margaret Horniblow?

9. Who is R, and where does Harriet meet him?

10. What does Harriet hope will happen by becoming Samuel Sawyer's lover, and what actually happens when she becomes pregnant?

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