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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has Gran been teaching Harriet to make?
(a) Crackers.
(b) Cornbrad.
(c) Pecan cake.
(d) Dumplings.

3. What does Harriet name her son?
(a) Jubal.
(b) Henry.
(c) Adam.
(d) Joseph.

4. Who is Harriet's father?
(a) Daniel Jacobs.
(b) Miller Jacobs.
(c) Paul Jacobs.
(d) Ezra Jacobs.

5. What structure did the whites tear down in the slave revolt?
(a) The general store.
(b) A barn.
(c) The slave church.
(d) The courthouse.

6. How old is Harriet when she begins writing letters?
(a) 16.
(b) 11.
(c) 18.
(d) 7.

7. What had Miss Elizabeth bought with the $300 she borrowed from Gran?
(a) A slave girl.
(b) A silver candelabra.
(c) An emerald necklace.
(d) Woolen fabrics.

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

9. What does Dr. Norcom threaten to do if Harriet tells anyone about his advances toward her?
(a) Sell her.
(b) Rape her.
(c) Whip her.
(d) Kill her.

10. Who does Gran ask for help when Harriet tells her about Dr. Norcom's advances?
(a) Samuel Sawyer.
(b) Adam Sawyer.
(c) Tom Sawyer.
(d) James Sawyer.

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

12. What is Harriet's father's skill?
(a) Carpentry.
(b) Weaving.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Singing.

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

14. Harriet's father can buy his freedom for ______________ dollars.
(a) 25.
(b) 300.
(c) 500.
(d) 1000.

15. Where had R gone because he heard there was land to be had?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Macon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of cure does the doctor use on Harriet's owner?

2. Who is the physician who attends to Harriet's owner?

3. Who is Aunt Betty's husband?

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

5. What does Dr. Norcom do when he learns that Harriet has had another child?

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