Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Jacobs expresses that slaves should not be judged by the same standards as white women.

• True

• False

At the end of the slave narrative, Linda learns that she must

• be her own guide and not listen to the opinions and concerns of others

• deceive the people she cares about to ensure her freedom in the North

• remain strong and not let thoughts of her children keep her from her goal

• hide in several places to secure the safety of her brother and aunt

Why does Mr. Flint restrain his cruelty towards Linda?

• Dr. Flint makes him be kind

• Her children are always around

• His wife is extremely fond of Linda

• She is a good house servant

Linda runs away from the Flint plantation to

• take a ship to find freedom in the North

• make her children less valuable to the Flints

• find a safe hiding place in a nearby town

• persuade Mr Sands to adopt her children

What was a common theme in slave narratives that highlighted the impact of slavery on individuals?

• The economic benefits of slavery for the enslaved

• The peaceful coexistence between slaves and slaveholders

• The psychological and physical toll of slavery on enslaved people

• The successful assimilation of slaves into the plantation economy

How did slave narratives, such as those by Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs, contribute to the abolitionist movement?

• By providing legal strategies to challenge slavery in court

• By offering a romanticized view of slavery that appealed to Southern readers

• By exposing the brutal realities of slavery to a wider audience, thereby garnering support for abolition

• By detailing the economic inefficiencies of slavery as a labor system

What conflict exists between Linda and her grandmother in this narrative?

• The grandmother wants Linda to run away with the children; Linda wants to leave alone.

• Linda thinks escaping will benefit her children; her grandmother wants her to stay where she is.

• The grandmother believes that Mr. Sands can save them; Linda distrusts Mr. Sands's motives.

• Linda plans to live hidden in town; her grandmother urges her to escape north.

Sally shows support for Linda by

• giving her some food for her journey

• removing Linda's clothes from the trunk

• telling her that Mr. Sands is home

• hiding Linda in her bedroom

Who does Jacobs refer to in the following lines?

"Memories of their father came over me. He wanted to be kind to them."

• Dr. Norcom

• Mr. Flint

• Mr. Norcom

• Samuel Sawyer

How old was the narrator when she realized she was a slave?

• 6 

• 5

• 8

• 7