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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 nickname does Harriet have for Dr. Norcom?
(a) Dr. Devil.
(b) Pickle Face.
(c) The General.
(d) Dr. Nevercom.

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

3. What does Harriet do for the first time at Hayes plantation?
(a) Sews in a quilting bee.
(b) Goes to a dance.
(c) Presses apple cider.
(d) Runs away.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who approaches Harriet with inappropriate advances?

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

3. Who is Harriet's brother?

4. What does Dr. Norcom say he is going to do if she doesn't give in to his advances?

5. What happy event occurs in Harriet's family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why has R moved to Savannah?

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

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

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

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

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