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The House Girl Quiz

Tara Conklin

This Study Guide consists of approximately 57 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The House Girl.

The House Girl by Tara Conklin

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Part One: Josephine, Lina; Chapters 1 and 2

Part One: Josephine, Lina; Chapters 3 and 4

Part One: Josephine, Lina; Chapters 5 and 6

Part One: Josephine, Lina; Chapters 7-10

Part Two: Lina, Josephine, Dorothea; Chapters 1-3

Part Two: Lina, Josephine, Dorothea; Chapters 4-6

“Part Three: Lina, Caleb, Josephine; Chapters 1 and 2

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does Oscar say that prompts Lina's comment that he sounds like a greeting card in "Part One: Josephine, Lina: Chapters 5 & 6"? (from Part One: Josephine, Lina; Chapters 5 and 6)

No one can change the past.

Love does not always make sense.

There is always time to do the right thing.

Fathers do the best they can for their daughters.

2.

What is the basis for the lawsuit Lina is working on for Ron Dresser? (from Part One: Josephine, Lina; Chapters 3 and 4)

That blacks should have been paid when they were taken from Africa.

That companies benefitted from slave labor and should pay reparations.

That companies kept slaves working long past the Civil War and owed them back wages.

That slavery was legal at one point when it should not have been.

3.

Why does Miss Lu say she cut her face in "Part One: Josephine, Lina: Chapters 7-10"? (from Part One: Josephine, Lina; Chapters 7-10)

She does not do it on purpose.

She is trying to commit suicide.

She no longer needs her beauty.

She is trying to get rid of the tumor.

4.

Why do the Rounds stop their work as conductors on the Underground Railroad near Bell Creek? (from Part Two: Lina, Josephine, Dorothea; Chapters 4-6)

The neighbors burned their barn and the family fears for their lives.

The slaves begin avoiding the farm for fear of capture.

They feel they have done enough.

The family moves to a location where there are more slaves in need of help.

5.

What is Miss Melly's real purpose in visiting Miss Lu in "Part One: Josephine, Lina: Chapters 7-10"? (from Part One: Josephine, Lina; Chapters 7-10)

She wants to stop Josephine from running away.

She is making plans to marry Robert as soon as Miss Lu dies.

She wants to criticize Miss Lu for her poor management skills.

She is concerned for Miss Lu's health.

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