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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. How does Harriet spend a lot of her time doing in her hiding place in Gran's house?

2. What is the worst menace Harriet and the others face while waiting in the swamp?

3. Which of the following does Samuel Sawyer NOT buy?

4. How long does Harriet stay at Widow Blount's house?

5. Which of the following is NOT someone whom Dr. Norcom has had arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mrs. Sawyer's plan for Harriet's daughter, Louisa?

2. Who is Uncle Stephen and what is presumed about him?

3. Why does Harriet hide in the home of Mrs. Martha Blount and how long does she stay there?

4. Where does John tell Gran he is going a year after his escape?

5. What hope does Harriet have for her children when she decides to run away from Auburn?

6. What is the reason Harriet comes out of her hiding place after several years?

7. Where does Harriet stay right after she escapes from Auburn, and how does she learn that there is a reward for her return?

8. What does Harriet say about the extremely restrictive quarters where she hides at Gran's house?

9. Why are John, Harriet's children and her Aunt Betty arrested, and who eventually buys them?

10. When does Harriet begin writing to her Uncle Joseph?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Samuel Sawyer. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Samuel Sawyer's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the core reasons for the slave rebellion in 1831. What were some of the violent things that happened? Who was Nat Turner and how did he pay for his role in the uprising?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Dr. Norcom. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Dr. Norcom's character in the novel?

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