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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. What does Harriet have bad dreams about shortly before she leaves the plantation?
2. In Early July 1820, where does Harriet find her brothers?
3. Whose name is Harriet going to take when she leaves the plantation?
4. Who will travel with Harriet to the inn?
5. When Harriet goes to visit Mammy Ursula in May 17, 1822, what is Mammy doing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Harriet finally realize when she considers that the other slave girls have only getting married and having babies in their futures?
2. In the section titled May 15, 1822, what decision has Beverly made that pleases Harriet?
3. Why is Jefferson a little offended when he learns of Harriet's engagement to Thad?
4. Why doesn't Martha like Madison?
5. Why is it clear that Peter Carr is not Harriet's or Beverly's father?
6. In October of 1821, why is Harriet spending her free time walking around the plantation?
7. 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?
8. What reason does Harriet give Martha for her decision to pass as white?
9. What about Jefferson's fulfilling of his promise to Sally to free her children makes Sally sad?
10. Why is Harriet's fiance worried that by becoming engaged to him she will be trading one master for another?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Slavery is painted in a fairly rosy light in Wolf by the Ears. Yet, we know that this was not the norm. Why do you think the author glosses over the grittier aspects of slavery? What purpose does this serve in terms of the novel? If slaves had been treated poorly at Monticello, how might Harriet's journey toward freedom have been different?
Essay Topic 2
Which characters play a role in making Harriet see how important it is to take her freedom? What do they do that helps to convince her? Why are these characters successful in convincing her even when her own mother is not?
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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