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

2. Who wants to buy Harriet's freedom and marry her?
(a) T.
(b) R.
(c) M.
(d) J.

3. Which of the following best describes Dr. Norcom?
(a) Empathetic.
(b) Philanthropic.
(c) Narcissistic.
(d) Greedy.

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

5. Who is the Norcom boy with whom John has been fighting?
(a) James.
(b) Philip.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Clayton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Harriet enter into the book she receives from her owner?

3. Who does Gran ask for help when Harriet tells her about Dr. Norcom's advances?

4. What type of cure does the doctor use on Harriet's owner?

5. Who is Harriet's owner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harriet name her baby boy, and why does she move out of the Norcom house?

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

3. What does Harriet hope that her mother's childhood relationship with Margaret will mean for Harriet herself?

4. What is found in Gran's house during the slave uprising, and when does the uprising calm down?

5. What impact does the slave uprising have on Edenton?

6. What is the premise of "Letters From a Slave Girl"?

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

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

9. What concern does Harriet express about John in a letter to her deceased father?

10. What makes life at the Norcom house a little easier to bear for Harriet?

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