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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. Where does Mrs. Flint want Aunt Nancy buried?
(a) Buried where most slaves are buried.
(b) Buried in a field.
(c) Buried in the Flint family plot.
(d) Buried under the house.

2. Who exposes Linda to the hardships of slavery for the first time?
(a) William Brent.
(b) Dr. Flint.
(c) Aunt Marthy.
(d) Harriet Jacobs.

3. 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 pregnant.
(b) She informs him that she is free.
(c) She informs him that he is the father of her children.
(d) She informs him that she is running away.

4. Who is Linda mad at for allowing themselves to be treated as second-class citizens?
(a) The African-American community.
(b) The escaped slave community.
(c) The nursemaid community.
(d) The Irish community.

5. What horrific truth does Linda learn about Ellen's situation with the Hobbs'?
(a) Linda learned that Ellen was still a slave.
(b) Linda learned that Ellen loved the Hobbs' more than her own mother.
(c) Linda learned that Ellen was being raped by Mr. Hobbs.
(d) Linda learned that Ellen was being beaten.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Linda escape from the South?

3. Who finds it difficult to adjust to life in bondage in Chapter 2?

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

5. Why do Benny and Ellen believe in Santa Claus?

(see the answer key)

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