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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, what color are Sophia's daughter's eyes?

2. In Chapter 17, what does Hiram remember is the name of the woman who used to give him ginger snaps?

3. In Chapter 29, what do Hiram and his father sit and drink in the evenings?

4. In Chapter 27, where does Kessiah say that she has a place for her mother?

5. Who does Sophia say from the MacEaster Place has been sold recently in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What upsets Otha in Chapter 21?

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

3. Who is John Tubman?

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

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

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

7. How did Bland meet Corrine?

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

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

10. Who is Kessiah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Setting in a novel is the place or places where the novel takes place. Are the settings in the novel neutral backgrounds not important to the novel or do the settings take on the role of a character? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Hiram and Sophia try to escape. What happens when they try to escape? Who betrays them and why?

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