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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. Why do Harriet and her baby live with Gran?
2. By what initial does Harriet call her new beau?
3. What color is the leather on the book given to Harriet by her owner?
4. Who is Harriet's owner?
5. Who is Doctor Norcum's wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Harriet tell her deceased mother about Margaret Horniblow in her first letter?
2. Who does Gran tell Harriet to talk to about her troubles with Dr. Norcom, and what is this person's suggestion for Harriet?
3. Who is R, and where does Harriet meet him?
4. What does Harriet hope that her mother's childhood relationship with Margaret will mean for Harriet herself?
5. How does Molly Horniblow thwart Dr. Norcom's plans to buy her, and who eventually buys Molly and and Mark?
6. What is the premise of "Letters From a Slave Girl"?
7. What is Harriet's fate after the death of Margaret Horniblow?
8. What makes life at the Norcom house a little easier to bear for Harriet?
9. What arrangements does Dr. Norcom devise in attempts to make Harriet have sex with him?
10. Which of Harriet's relatives are owned by Margaret's mother, Elizabeth, and what happens to them when Elizabeth dies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are several events of foreshadowing in "Letters From a Slave Girl". Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the Fugitive Slave Laws passed in 1850. Why would people like Harriet have been frightened by the laws even though they were no longer living in the South?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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