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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 27, what does Hiram find at Georgie's place that he takes with him?

2. Where is Sophia in Chapter 17?

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

4. How many other children does Mary Bronson say that she had when she is interviewed in Chapter 16?

5. How long does it take Sophia and Hiram to do the laundry in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hiram find in Freetown in Chapter 27?

3. Who is Kessiah?

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

5. In Chapter 16 when does Otha remember his mother leaving him and his brother and why?

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

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

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

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

10. When does Howell Walker die, and what happens after his death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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