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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. How old is Harriet when she begins writing letters?
(a) 11.
(b) 18.
(c) 7.
(d) 16.

2. What is the town where the Norcom family lives?
(a) Edenton.
(b) Eden.
(c) Ellsburg.
(d) Ellenton.

3. Which one of Gran's friends dies of Rheumatic Fever?
(a) Aldine.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Celia.
(d) Alvis.

4. Why do Harriet and her baby live with Gran?
(a) Mrs. Norcom won't let them in the house.
(b) Gran wants to keep men away from Harriet.
(c) Harriet helps take care of Gran.
(d) Gran wants to take care of them.

5. Who does Gran ask for help when Harriet tells her about Dr. Norcom's advances?
(a) Adam Sawyer.
(b) Tom Sawyer.
(c) James Sawyer.
(d) Samuel Sawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Norcoms give Harriet and John for Christmas?

2. In what year does Harriet begin writing letters?

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

4. What nickname does Harriet's brother call her?

5. When was the man in #50 hanged for his crimes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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