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

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

3. Harriet's father can buy his freedom for ______________ dollars.
(a) 500.
(b) 25.
(c) 300.
(d) 1000.

4. What happy event occurs in Harriet's family?
(a) Gran turns 75.
(b) Harriet has a baby.
(c) Gran is given her freedom.
(d) James gets married.

5. Who is Harriet's brother?
(a) Little Matthew.
(b) Little James.
(c) Little John.
(d) Little Andrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Gran's friends dies of Rheumatic Fever?

2. What has Gran been teaching Harriet to make?

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

4. What do the white people find when they search Gran's house?

5. To whom does Harriet address her first letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why has R moved to Savannah?

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

9. What prevents Harriet from marrying R?

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

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