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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Aunt Marthy and Linda related?
(a) Aunt Marthy is Linda's mother.
(b) Aunt Marthy is Linda's aunt.
(c) Aunt Marthy is Linda's grandmother.
(d) Aunt Marthy is not related to Linda.

2. What name does Linda call her new hiding spot?
(a) Her den.
(b) Her library.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) Her hole.

3. What do the slaveholders tell the slaves about life in the Northern states?
(a) They are told that they will freeze to death if they flee North.
(b) They are told that it is bliss.
(c) They are told that the Northern states have slavery too.
(d) They are told that it is more difficult and unpleasant than their current lives in slavery.

4. Who does Linda send to try to dissuade Mr. Sands from his plans for her children?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Dr. Flint.
(d) Her brother.

5. What is a muster?
(a) When a slave marries a free person.
(b) When the white folks raid the homes of the slaves and free black people.
(c) When a slaveholder beats a slave.
(d) When a slave escapes to the North.

6. The sexual abuse of young female slaves is...?
(a) Never occurs.
(b) Not mentioned in the story.
(c) Commonplace.
(d) Rare.

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

8. How do Northerners who move South and purchase slaves tend to treat their slaves?
(a) Northerners do not move South to purchase slaves.
(b) They tend to treat them the same.
(c) They tend to treat them kinder.
(d) They tend to treat them harsher.

9. Who does not remember Linda?
(a) Aunt Marthy.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Benny.
(d) Mr. Sands.

10. What is the author's alias used in the story?
(a) Harriet Jacobs.
(b) Linda Brent.
(c) Aunt Marty.
(d) Aunt Nancy.

11. What work does William perform for Dr. Flint?
(a) William works in the fields on Dr. Flint's plantation.
(b) William is Dr. Flint's field foreman.
(c) William does not work for Dr. Flint.
(d) William is Dr. Flint's medical assistant.

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

13. Which character is jealous of Linda?
(a) Aunt Marthy.
(b) Sally.
(c) Mrs. Flint.
(d) William.

14. What part of Linda's life is unusually happy for a slave?
(a) Her childhood.
(b) Her adulthood.
(c) Her tweens.
(d) Her adolesence.

15. How long does Linda stay in her hiding place?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Years.
(c) Days.
(d) Minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Linda hiding in the swamps?

2. What is the gender of Linda's second child?

3. What happens to Linda when she reaches the age of 15?

4. Why is the author hesitant to write her book?

5. After Linda hides in the swamps, what is the location of her new hiding spot?

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