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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 long has it been since Harriet left home in Chapter 25?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 21, where does Hiram find Moses?

3. In Chapter 23, how long does Harriet say that she was unconscious when she was hit in the head by a weight?

4. In Chapter 16, what is Raymond holding when Hiram and Otha meet him?

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. Who is Kessiah?

2. Why does Hiram's father say that Maynard was not prepared to be master of Lockless?

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

4. Who is John Tubman?

5. How did Bland meet Corrine?

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

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

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

9. What happens when Nathaniel summons Sophia in Chapter 31?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Harriet and Hiram have a way to transport people instantly. What is Conduction? What fuels Conduction? How does Conduction relate to memory?

Essay Topic 3

When family members are taken from slaves, like Hiram, they often form new family units. Why do slaves form new family units when their family members are taken from them? Why is family so important to slaves?

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