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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 36, A Hairbreadth Escape.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what political party does Mr. Sands run for office?
(a) Mr. Sands did not run for a political office.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Whig Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

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

3. Who must Linda wait for to help her return to her den after she meets Mr. Sands?
(a) Aunt Marthy.
(b) Dr. Flint.
(c) Mrs. Flint.
(d) Uncle Phillip.

4. Why does William accompany Mr. Sands to Washington?
(a) To be his assistant.
(b) To escape from slavery.
(c) To find Linda's children.
(d) To find Linda.

5. Mr. Sands considers William to be a coworker and a what?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Friend.
(c) Slave.
(d) Brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Flint want Aunt Nancy buried in a specific spot?

2. Which character sees Benjamin in New York?

3. How does the person in question 85 react to Mr. Sands' news?

4. In whose house does Linda meet her daughter?

5. What item does the young Mrs. Flint deny an old feeble slave?

(see the answer key)

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