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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Scenes at the Plantation | Chapter 17, The Flight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Linda tell her family about her hiding place?
(a) So they can truthfully say they have no idea where she is.
(b) Linda never hid, so she had no reason to tell them anything.
(c) To protect her children.
(d) So they cannot turn her in to The Flint family.

2. Whom does Linda teach to read despite the fear of being caught?
(a) Uncle Fred.
(b) Aunt Marthy.
(c) William.
(d) Mr. Sands.

3. Why does Linda never go hungry?
(a) Linda's grandmother provides her with extra food.
(b) Linda is her slaveholder's favorite.
(c) Linda is not a slave and is able to provide her own food.
(d) Linda is a cook and steals food.

4. What is the man's name who dies a horrific way on Mr. Litch's plantation?
(a) John.
(b) William.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) James.

5. What event prompts Linda's town to have a muster?
(a) Nat Turner's insurrection.
(b) The death of a slave.
(c) Linda's disappearance.
(d) Benjamin's escape to the North.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of activities are common on Mr. Litch's plantation?

2. Why do the slaves fear auction/hiring day?

3. Who does Linda fall in love with?

4. When does the slave auction and hiring day occur each year?

5. What is the main message behind Mr. Pike's sermons?

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