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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 will happen to Harriet if she refuses Dr. Norcom's offer in #66?
(a) He will sell her to a slave trader.
(b) He will cut off her foot.
(c) He will give her to his son.
(d) He will have her hanged.

2. Who does Harriet hope will buy her children after she runs away?
(a) Peter Jacobsen.
(b) Samuel Sawyer.
(c) Eugene DeFarge.
(d) Henry Stratton.

3. Who is the man who walks Harriet to the wharf?
(a) Henry.
(b) Sam.
(c) Gabe.
(d) Peter.

4. How much is the reward offered by Dr. Norcom for Harriet's return?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $300.
(c) $50.
(d) $100.

5. How does Harriet spend a lot of her time doing in her hiding place in Gran's house?
(a) Writing.
(b) Reading the Bible.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will Dr. Norcom's son live after his marriage?

2. To whom does Gran give Harriet's ticket to stow away on the ship headed north?

3. What can Harriet hear in her hiding place at Gran's house?

4. What bites Harriet when she is hiding in the woods one night?

5. What is a pattyroller?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Harriet moved from Mrs. Blount's house, and where does she go?

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

9. Who is Uncle Stephen and what is presumed about him?

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

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