History 052 - Role of Women in US History » Fall 2020 » Jacobs Quiz 2

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Question #1
When Linda/Harriet finally escapes from Dr. Flint, where does she spend the majority of her time in hiding?
A.   in the North
B.   at Mr. Sands hourse
C.   in the woods
D.   in the small attic-like space of her grandmother’s shed
Question #2
What risky thing did Linda/Harriet do when she learned that Mr. Sands was elected to Congress and was leaving for Washington D.C.?
A.   she came back to Dr. Flint as his slave to plead for her children’s freedom
B.   she revealed herself to Mr. Sands, asking him to free their children
C.   she exposed him as the father of slave children to ruin his political career
D.   she wrote Mr. Sands a letter.
Question #3
How does Linda/Harriet trick Dr. Flint into believing she is living in the North?
A.   she bribes people to say they spotted her in the North
B.   she put an ad in the newspaper in Boston looking for a job
C.   she has expensive gifts shipped to her grandmother from Rhode Island.
D.   she writes letters to be carried North and postmarked from New York and Boston to throw Dr. Flint off her trail.
Question #4
Linda/Harriet lived in hiding in South Carolina for 2 years before she was able to escape to the North.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
Why is it difficult for Linda/Harriet to get a job in the North?
A.   she has no references as a runaway slave.
B.   she can’t read or write.
C.   she has no practical skills.
D.   she only looks for jobs whites are hired for.
Question #6
Linda/Harriet finally found a job working for
A.   a cousin of Mr. Sands as their paid housekeeper in New York.
B.   $1.00 a week as a laundress in Boston.
C.   Mrs. Bruce in New York as the nurse for her baby.
D.   Mr. Bruce as his secretary in a New York firm.
Question #7
Linda/Harriet is shocked to find her daughter Ellen working as a maid for a cousin of Mr. Sands instead of at school being educated like she was led to believe.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
Linda/Harriet found that most whites in the North
A.   less educated and more crude than whites in the South.
B.   treated her with respect as they supported abolition of slavery.
C.   were friendly and helpful to people of color.
D.   treated her with disrespect and discrimination because of her race.
Question #9
Linda/Harriet begged and pleaded with her employer, Mrs. Bruce, to purchase her freedom from the Flint family so she could live without fear.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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