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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. Harriet seeks out her mother's friend, _______________, to talk to about her situation.
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Polly.
(c) Sara.
(d) Maya.

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 is afraid to leave the life she knows.
(d) She doesn't have any money.

3. Who is the man who led the slave uprising in August of 1831?
(a) Forrest Lyons.
(b) Gabe Trenton.
(c) Nat Turner.
(d) Sam Turnbill.

4. What do the white people find when they search Gran's house?
(a) Table linens made in Belgium.
(b) Letters from freed slaves in the North.
(c) Poems sent to Harriet by a friend.
(d) Whiskey bottles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Miss Elizabeth bought with the $300 she borrowed from Gran?

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

3. At what church is Harriet's daughter baptized?

4. Who is Harriet's brother?

5. In what year does Harriet begin writing letters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What prevents Harriet from marrying R?

4. Why has R moved to Savannah?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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