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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 happy event occurs in Harriet's family?
2. At what church is Harriet's daughter baptized?
3. What does Harriet do for the first time at Hayes plantation?
4. Who is Aunt Betty's husband?
5. What color is the leather on the book given to Harriet by her owner?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Harriet tell her deceased mother about Margaret Horniblow in her first letter?
2. What arrangements does Dr. Norcom devise in attempts to make Harriet have sex with him?
3. What impact does the slave uprising have on Edenton?
4. Which of Harriet's relatives are owned by Margaret's mother, Elizabeth, and what happens to them when Elizabeth dies?
5. What concern does Harriet express about John in a letter to her deceased father?
6. What does Harriet hope will happen by becoming Samuel Sawyer's lover, and what actually happens when she becomes pregnant?
7. Why has R moved to Savannah?
8. What does Harriet hope that her mother's childhood relationship with Margaret will mean for Harriet herself?
9. What makes life at the Norcom house a little easier to bear for Harriet?
10. What does Harriet name her baby boy, and why does she move out of the Norcom house?
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
Racial prejudice takes on an almost human persona in this book. What were the sources of prejudice in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
Essay Topic 3
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of racial prejudice. Identify at least two instances about prejudice in the book and then cite examples to support your answer.
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