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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 many are working in the kitchen when Hiram returns to Lockless in Chapter 28?

2. In Chapter 17, who are rescued with Hiram?

3. Who is Kessiah's mother?

4. In Chapter 29, what does Hiram give Carrie?

5. In Chapter 28, what color are Sophia's daughter's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is John Tubman?

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

3. In Chapter 31, why does Corrine say that Sophia and Hiram do not need to worry about Sophia being sold?

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

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

6. Why was Lydia whipped a few days before she married Otha?

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

8. What upsets Otha in Chapter 21?

9. What routine do Hiram, Thena, and Sophia fall into in Chapter 30?

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

The point of view in a novel determines how readers view characters and events. What is the point of view in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a way to classify literature. What is the genre of the novel and why?

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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