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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Linda receive letters from quite often even though this person is illiterate?
(a) Uncle Fred.
(b) Her Uncle Phillip.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Her grandmother.

2. How does Linda escape from the South?
(a) By boat.
(b) By carriage.
(c) By foot.
(d) By train.

3. Who writes the appendix?
(a) William Brett.
(b) Harriet Jacobs.
(c) Amy Post.
(d) Linda Brett.

4. How does Mrs. Bruce react to the news that Linda confesses to her?
(a) She is mad and tells Dr. Flint where to find Linda.
(b) She doesn't care one way or another.
(c) She is sympathetic and assists Linda into hiding.
(d) She is shocked, and shuns Linda and her family.

5. Where do William and Benny decide to move after Linda returns from England?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Ohio.
(c) California.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Linda changes her mind, and goes ahead and flees North when someone spots her. Who is it?

2. How much is paid for Linda's freedom?

3. What honor is bestowed upon Uncle Phillip when he passes away?

4. Which character leaves with Linda when she escapes from the South?

5. How does the escaped slave that Linda runs into procure funds to escape from slavery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Mrs. Hobbs want to give Ellen to Linda?

2. In Chapter 38, Linda returns to America to find that Benny has quit his apprenticeship and begun working on a whaling boat. What events cause Benny to leave?

3. Why does Amy Post write the appendix for Linda?

4. Describe in detail Linda's first meeting with Ellen in New York.

5. After Aunt Nancy's untimely death, how does Mrs. Flint react?

6. Using the text to support your answer, describe some of the ways Linda is discriminated against in Chapter 35 when she goes on vacation with the Bruces.

7. Using details from the text, describe why Fanny does not pity Linda.

8. After avoiding Mr. Thorpe on several occasions, Mr. Thorpe insists that he and Linda meet. What does Mr. Thorpe tell Linda during this meeting?

9. Using the text to support your answer, describe Benny's first reaction to the North.

10. Using details from the story to support your answer, describe why Linda awoke when she heard the fire alarms going off.

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