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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. How old is Mary Matilda when Harriet is given to her?

2. What type of cure does the doctor use on Harriet's owner?

3. Into which state can free Negroes not enter?

4. What happy event occurs in Harriet's family?

5. Harriet seeks out her mother's friend, _______________, to talk to about her situation.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Harriet's second child christened in the white church instead of the black church?

2. Why does Harriet not talk to her Gran about Dr. Norcom's advances?

3. What makes life at the Norcom house a little easier to bear for Harriet?

4. What is found in Gran's house during the slave uprising, and when does the uprising calm down?

5. What concern does Harriet express about John in a letter to her deceased father?

6. What prevents Harriet from marrying R?

7. Who is R, and where does Harriet meet him?

8. What does Harriet name her baby boy, and why does she move out of the Norcom house?

9. What impact does the slave uprising have on Edenton?

10. What is Harriet's fate after the death of Margaret Horniblow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Dr. Norcom. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Dr. Norcom's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Mary E. Lyons' use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where she did.

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