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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Harriet's brother?
2. Harriet tells R that _____________________ is one of the meanest slaveholders in the county.
3. Who approaches Harriet with inappropriate advances?
4. What trade does the young man in #33 have?
5. What does Harriet enter into the book she receives from her owner?
Short Essay Questions
1. What concern does Harriet express about John in a letter to her deceased father?
2. How does Molly Horniblow thwart Dr. Norcom's plans to buy her, and who eventually buys Molly and and Mark?
3. Who is R, and where does Harriet meet him?
4. What is Harriet's fate after the death of Margaret Horniblow?
5. What does Harriet hope will happen by becoming Samuel Sawyer's lover, and what actually happens when she becomes pregnant?
6. What is found in Gran's house during the slave uprising, and when does the uprising calm down?
7. What makes life at the Norcom house a little easier to bear for Harriet?
8. What impact does the slave uprising have on Edenton?
9. What does Harriet tell her deceased mother about Margaret Horniblow in her first letter?
10. Why does Harriet not talk to her Gran about Dr. Norcom's advances?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply "Letters From a Slave Girl"? What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?
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