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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, New Perils | Chapter 21, The Loophole of Retreat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Linda grace Dr. Flint with on the day she is to move into her new house?
(a) She informs him that she is running away.
(b) She informs him that he is the father of her children.
(c) She informs him that she is pregnant.
(d) She informs him that she is free.

2. How are the biracial children of slaveholders treated?
(a) The slaveholders did not father any illegitimate children.
(b) They stay with their mothers, but are granted freedom.
(c) They are treated the same as any other slave.
(d) They live with their fathers.

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

4. Who offers to hide Linda after she has hidden in the bushes?
(a) A kind slaveholder man in town.
(b) A kind slaveholder woman in town.
(c) The Flints.
(d) Mr. Sands.

5. How often does the town usually have a muster?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Once every five years.
(c) Twice each year.
(d) Once a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author's purpose for writing this book?

2. Who exposes Linda to the hardships of slavery for the first time?

3. Which character is jealous of Linda?

4. What is the author's alias used in the story?

5. What does Linda convince her lover to do?

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