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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 is the name of the man who gets Bland papers on Chapter 19?

2. In Chapter 31, how many of the Tasked remain on Lockless?

3. In Chapter 25, what does Harriet say is her father's name?

4. In Chapter 22, where do Hiram and the others spend the night?

5. In Chapter 18, how long after Hiram was taken by the man-catchers is he summoned to Raymond's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 26, when do Hiram, Harriet, and the others arrive in Philadelphia and what do they do when they arrive?

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

3. In Chapter 33, what does Hiram find in his father's study?

4. Who is Kessiah?

5. What is Conduction like for Hiram in Chapter 17?

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

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

8. What upsets Otha in Chapter 21?

9. Why can Pop Ross honestly say that he has not seen Harriet, Hiram, or any of the others?

10. In Chapter 27, where does Kessiah say that her mother can go if she is freed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lydia faces difficulties head-on in the novel; Robert tries to run from them. What difficulties do Lydia and Robert face in the novel? How do they handle these difficulties? What is revealed about handling difficulties from the way that they handle the problems they face?

Essay Topic 2

Micajah Bland dies trying to free slaves. What does his life reveal about sacrifice and putting others first?

Essay Topic 3

Plantation owners have the power of life and death over their slaves. How do plantation owners abuse the power that they have over their slaves?

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