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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. Lulu is almost attacked by which creature at Auburn?
(a) A fox.
(b) A dog.
(c) A snake.
(d) A wolf.

2. Who is the woman Samuel Sawyer marries?
(a) Adele.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Lavinia.
(d) Margaret.

3. Who is Joseph?
(a) Harriet's brother.
(b) Harriet's father.
(c) Harriet's uncle.
(d) Harriet's son.

4. Which of the following does Samuel Sawyer NOT buy?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Harriet.
(c) John.
(d) Louisa.

5. What bites Harriet when she is hiding in the woods one night?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) A snake.
(c) A spider.
(d) A rabid dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT included in the meal given to Harriet by the person in #80?

2. What is a pattyroller?

3. How much money does Dr. Norcom want to borrow from Widow Blount to chase after Harriet in New York?

4. Who is the maid at Widow Blount's house who becomes nosy and tries to find Harriet?

5. Where does Harriet stay at the home of the person in #80?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are John, Harriet's children and her Aunt Betty arrested, and who eventually buys them?

2. Who is Harriet's Uncle Joseph?

3. What is the reason Harriet comes out of her hiding place after several years?

4. What does Harriet write to Uncle Joseph about Dr. Norcom's proposition to her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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