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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. Gran was given her freedom in Missus Elizabeth's will but does not leave because ______________________.
(a) She doesn't have any money.
(b) Dr. Norcom wants to sell her.
(c) She thinks she will be whipped for being a runaway.
(d) She is afraid to leave the life she knows.

2. In what year does Harriet begin writing letters?
(a) 1825.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1776.

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

4. What ruling was in effect in Chowan County where Harriet lives after the slave revolt?
(a) No more slave marriages will be allowed.
(b) No more slave church services will be allowed.
(c) No slave is allowed to ride a horse.
(d) No slaves can visit between plantations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Norcom boy with whom John has been fighting?

2. How old is Harriet when she begins writing letters?

3. Why do Harriet and her baby live with Gran?

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

5. In August of 1831, there is a ___________________ uprising.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of "Letters From a Slave Girl"?

2. What makes life at the Norcom house a little easier to bear for Harriet?

3. What does Harriet hope that her mother's childhood relationship with Margaret will mean for Harriet herself?

4. What does Harriet hope will happen by becoming Samuel Sawyer's lover, and what actually happens when she becomes pregnant?

5. At the time that Harriet meets R, who else is taking an uncomfortable interest in Harriet?

6. Who does Gran tell Harriet to talk to about her troubles with Dr. Norcom, and what is this person's suggestion for Harriet?

7. Why has R moved to Savannah?

8. Which of Harriet's relatives are owned by Margaret's mother, Elizabeth, and what happens to them when Elizabeth dies?

9. Who is R, and where does Harriet meet him?

10. How does Molly Horniblow thwart Dr. Norcom's plans to buy her, and who eventually buys Molly and and Mark?

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