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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. Who sends a letter to Harriet wishing her well and promising to help her if she ever needs assistance?

2. What does Mammy Ursula warn Harriet to be careful of before she leaves?

3. In July 1820, what does Harriet say she doesn't want to be sold like when Jefferson dies?

4. Whose name is Harriet going to take when she leaves the plantation?

5. In Early July 1820, where does Harriet find her brothers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it so important to Harriet that Mammy Ursula and Thruston approve of her decision to leave the plantation and pass as white?

2. What characteristic of Harriet's makes Thruston proud of her?

3. When Harriet visits Mammy Ursula in That Same Day, May 17, 1822, how does Mammy Ursula respond to Harriet's revelation that she'll be leaving the plantation soon?

4. In October of 1821, why is Harriet spending her free time walking around the plantation?

5. Why is Jefferson a little offended when he learns of Harriet's engagement to Thad?

6. In the section titled May 15, 1822, what decision has Beverly made that pleases Harriet?

7. What about Jefferson's fulfilling of his promise to Sally to free her children makes Sally sad?

8. How does Harriet explain to Beverly her belief that she is not turning her back on her family and race by passing for white?

9. Why is Harriet's fiance worried that by becoming engaged to him she will be trading one master for another?

10. Why does Harriet's fiance say that Jefferson lies about slavery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Acceptance is one of the major themes in this book. There are many things Harriet must learn to accept, many ways in which she'd like to be accepted, and many people she'd like to be accepted by. Discuss at least one of each of these ways in which acceptance is portrayed. Explain each and give examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

What is important about Jefferson's Farm Book? What does it symbolize? What role does it play in the relationship between Harriet and Jefferson? How do its contents come to affect Harriet's final decision to leave Monticello?

Essay Topic 3

In Wolf by the Ears the major schools of thought or attitudes toward slavery that were present in Jefferson's time are represented. The reader encounters these viewpoints embodied by various characters: 1) Slavery is wrong and should be abolished; 2) Slavery is completely acceptable and should continue; and 3) Slavery is a gray area with no clear answer. Identify at least one character who embodies each of these viewpoints and discuss how that character illustrates the view.

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