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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What trade does the young man in #33 have?
2. Who buys Gran at the slave auction?
3. What is placed on Miss Horniblow's eyelids after she dies?
4. What is the town where the Norcom family lives?
5. Harriet's owner gives her a book filled with ____________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What arrangements does Dr. Norcom devise in attempts to make Harriet have sex with him?
2. How does Molly Horniblow thwart Dr. Norcom's plans to buy her, and who eventually buys Molly and and Mark?
3. What is found in Gran's house during the slave uprising, and when does the uprising calm down?
4. What impact does the slave uprising have on Edenton?
5. What makes life at the Norcom house a little easier to bear for Harriet?
6. What is the premise of "Letters From a Slave Girl"?
7. Why is Harriet's second child christened in the white church instead of the black church?
8. What does Harriet hope will happen by becoming Samuel Sawyer's lover, and what actually happens when she becomes pregnant?
9. Who does Gran tell Harriet to talk to about her troubles with Dr. Norcom, and what is this person's suggestion for Harriet?
10. What prevents Harriet from marrying R?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the greatest lesson Harriet learns from Gran? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Harriet always recall about her experiences during her time with her grandmother?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Samuel Sawyer. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Samuel Sawyer's character in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.
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