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

2. What does Linda's lover propose to do for her?
(a) He proposes to sell her to another slaveholder.
(b) He proposes to move into Aunt Marthy's.
(c) He proposes to escape slavery with her.
(d) He proposes to marry her and wishes to buy her.

3. What types of activities are common on Mr. Litch's plantation?
(a) Running, playing, and jumping.
(b) Parties, gambling, and drinking.
(c) Beatings, whippings, and murders.
(d) Kindness, love, and honor.

4. When does the slave auction and hiring day occur each year?
(a) January 15th.
(b) December 25th.
(c) January 1st.
(d) February 21st.

5. When Linda is sent to the Flint house she witnesses countless horrors. Why is one slave beaten within an inch of his life?
(a) The slave spits at Dr. Flint.
(b) The slave suspects Dr. Flint is the father of his wife's child.
(c) The slave fathers a child with Mrs. Flint.
(d) The slave steals food from Dr. Flint's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles does Linda have to walk to see her family?

2. What event prompts Linda's town to have a muster?

3. How do Northerners who move South and purchase slaves tend to treat their slaves?

4. Why does Linda never go hungry?

5. Dr. Flint tells Linda that he has seen an escaped friend of hers in the free states, living in such terrible circumstances that she begs for what?

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