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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. In Chapter 28, how many years does it seem that Hiram's father has aged?

2. How many coaches are in the caravan that returns to Philadelphia in Chapter 22?

3. In Chapter 26, when do Hiram, Harriet, and the others arrive in Philadelphia at the beginning of the chapter?

4. In Chapter 19, who holds Otha's family?

5. In Chapter 16, about how old is the Bronson woman's son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the plan to get Lydia and the boys back in Chapter 26?

2. Who is Kessiah?

3. In Chapter 24, why does Hiram have to reveal himself to Mary, Robert's wife?

4. In Chapter 19, how does Bland plan to rescue Otha's wife and children?

5. In Chapter 17, how is Hiram freed from man-catchers?

6. What agreement did Mary Bronson have with her old master?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 28, what is Hiram feeling as he rides out to Lockless?

8. In Chapter 22, why does Corrine say that Hiram is not responsible for Bland's death and Lydia's capture?

9. What story does Sophia tell Hiram about water dancing in Chapter 32?

10. What does Harriet say about memory and Conduction in Chapter 23?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Corrine decides that Georgie Parks must be destroyed. How do Corrine and the others plan to destroy Georgie? Why does Hiram protest? How does Corrine convince him to go along with the plan? What does the author communicate about the morality of revenge?

Essay Topic 2

Hiram is a different person after he runs from freedom. In what way does Hiram experience a metamorphosis in his life? In what way does he become a new man?

Essay Topic 3

Hiram, like many slaves, wants freedom. When does Hiram decide he needs to escape? Why does he seek freedom? Why is a freedom so important to him?

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