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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: 1825-1833.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man in #41 ask of Harriet?
(a) To become his lover.
(b) To pick cherries for his wife.
(c) To look after his daughter.
(d) To bake a special cake.

2. Who is Harriet's brother?
(a) Little Andrew.
(b) Little Matthew.
(c) Little John.
(d) Little James.

3. Who is Doctor Norcum's wife?
(a) Myrna.
(b) Maria.
(c) Millie.
(d) Myra.

4. What do the white people find when they search Gran's house?
(a) Whiskey bottles.
(b) Poems sent to Harriet by a friend.
(c) Letters from freed slaves in the North.
(d) Table linens made in Belgium.

5. What does Dr. Norcom do when he learns that Harriet has had another child?
(a) He cuts her hair very short.
(b) He demands that she give the child his last name.
(c) He sells the child.
(d) He sells her.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what initial does Harriet call her new beau?

2. To whom does Harriet address her first letter?

3. Harriet's father can buy his freedom for ______________ dollars.

4. Who is Aunt Betty's husband?

5. In what year does Harriet begin writing letters?

(see the answer key)

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