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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. Into which state can free Negroes not enter?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Kentucky.

2. Who approaches Harriet with inappropriate advances?
(a) Dr. Johnson.
(b) Mr. Beaulieu.
(c) Dr. Norcum.
(d) Mr. Kagey.

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

4. At what church is Harriet's daughter baptized?
(a) Chowan Baptist Church.
(b) St. Paul's.
(c) Our Lord the Redeemer.
(d) United Church of Christ.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the leather on the book given to Harriet by her owner?

2. To whom does Harriet address her first letter?

3. By what initial does Harriet call her new beau?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why has R moved to Savannah?

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

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

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

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