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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 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) Make her live in the cottage.
(d) Sell her to a slave trader.

2. Who is Harriet's father?
(a) Miller Jacobs.
(b) Daniel Jacobs.
(c) Ezra Jacobs.
(d) Paul Jacobs.

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

4. What trade does the young man in #33 have?
(a) He is a tailor.
(b) He is a jeweler.
(c) He is a shopkeeper.
(d) He is a carpenter.

5. How old is Mary Matilda when Harriet is given to her?
(a) 6.
(b) 22.
(c) 17.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in #41 ask of Harriet?

2. What possession of Harriet's does Mrs. Norcom forbid her to use?

3. How old is Harriet when she begins writing letters?

4. Harriet seeks out her mother's friend, _______________, to talk to about her situation.

5. Who is the Norcom boy with whom John has been fighting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harriet tell her deceased mother about Margaret Horniblow in her first letter?

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

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

4. Why has R moved to Savannah?

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

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

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

8. At the time that Harriet meets R, who else is taking an uncomfortable interest in Harriet?

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

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

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