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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. Which of the following does NOT bother Harriet about Samuel Sawyer's activity in #103?
(a) Harriet is losing the only white man she felt safe with.
(b) Her children are losing their father.
(c) Her children may be losing their freedom.
(d) She is not invited to attend.

2. Harriet recalls visiting __________________ in jail.
(a) Her daddy.
(b) Gran.
(c) Uncle Joseph.
(d) Uncle Tom.

3. How many times did Joseph run away before finally disappearing?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

4. Where does Dr. Norcom periodically to search for Harriet?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Chicago
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) New York.

5. Which of the following does Harriet NOT make in preparation for the arrival of James and his new wife?
(a) Towels.
(b) Sheets.
(c) Tablecloths.
(d) Flower arrangements.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Harriet hide at Widow Blount's house?

2. What is presumed about Uncle Stephen?

3. What is a pattyroller?

4. What does Gran plan to purchase with the money she makes by cooking?

5. Who is Aunt Sue Bent's daughter who has run away?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John escape from slavery, and what does a neighbor say to Gran to comfort her regarding his absence?

2. What is Mrs. Sawyer's plan for Harriet's daughter, Louisa?

3. When does Harriet begin writing to her Uncle Joseph?

4. Why does Mr. Sawyer take John to Washington, D.C.?

5. Why does Harriet hide in the home of Mrs. Martha Blount and how long does she stay there?

6. Why do Harriet's children remain with her grandmother when she goes to Auburn?

7. How does the cholera and smallpox epidemic of 1836-1837 impact Harriet and her family?

8. Where does John tell Gran he is going a year after his escape?

9. Where does Harriet stay right after she escapes from Auburn, and how does she learn that there is a reward for her return?

10. What does Harriet hope Mr. Sawyer will do for her children and does it seem as if he is going to do it?

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