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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the man in #50 hanged for his crimes?
(a) June 25, 1829.
(b) November 11, 1831.
(c) October 28, 1876
(d) September 15, 1798.

2. Who wants to buy Harriet's freedom and marry her?
(a) M.
(b) T.
(c) J.
(d) R.

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

4. What does Harriet enter into the book she receives from her owner?
(a) Letters.
(b) Recipes.
(c) Spells.
(d) Names.

5. Why do Harriet and her baby live with Gran?
(a) Gran wants to take care of them.
(b) Mrs. Norcom won't let them in the house.
(c) Harriet helps take care of Gran.
(d) Gran wants to keep men away from Harriet.

6. How old is Mary Matilda when Harriet is given to her?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 17.
(d) 22.

7. What do the Norcoms give Harriet and John for Christmas?
(a) Their freedom.
(b) Some biscuits.
(c) A book.
(d) An orange.

8. Harriet tells R that _____________________ is one of the meanest slaveholders in the county.
(a) Jeremy Colton.
(b) Josiah Coffield.
(c) John Crabill.
(d) James Canfield.

9. Harriet's owner gives her a book filled with ____________________.
(a) Addresses.
(b) Family tree.
(c) Recipes.
(d) Numbers and lists.

10. Which one of Gran's friends dies of Rheumatic Fever?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Celia.
(c) Aldine.
(d) Alvis.

11. What type of cure does the doctor use on Harriet's owner?
(a) The bleeding cure.
(b) The herbal cure.
(c) The starvation cure.
(d) The ice cure.

12. What is the town where the Norcom family lives?
(a) Ellsburg.
(b) Ellenton.
(c) Edenton.
(d) Eden.

13. At what church is Harriet's daughter baptized?
(a) United Church of Christ.
(b) St. Paul's.
(c) Chowan Baptist Church.
(d) Our Lord the Redeemer.

14. What possession of Harriet's does Mrs. Norcom forbid her to use?
(a) Pen and paper.
(b) Hair brush.
(c) New shoes.
(d) Book.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Gran been teaching Harriet to make?

2. In January of 1833, Harriet writes to R. that local people have died of which disease?

3. Why does Gran throw Harriet out of her house?

4. What ruling was in effect in Chowan County where Harriet lives after the slave revolt?

5. What does Dr. Norcom say he is going to do if she doesn't give in to his advances?

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