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Who is the author of “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”? | Harriet Jacobs |
Under what name does she write “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”? | Linda Brent |
What type of literary genre is “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”? | A memoir |
How old was Harriet when she found out she was a slave? | 6 |
What event led to her knowledge of her being a slave? | Her mother died |
What was her father’s trade? | A carpenter |
What were the conditions for Harriet’s father being allowed to work at his trade and manage his own affairs? | He had to pay his mistress $200 a year and support himself |
Who did Harriet belong to, after her mother died? | Her mother’s mistress |
How was she treated after her mother died? | Like any other white child |
Did Harriet siblings, if so, who? | William |
Who else was an important person in Harriet’s life while she was growing up? | Her grandmother |
What name was Harriet’s grandmother known by? | Aunt Marthy |
Who did Harriet’s mother belong to? | The widow of the hotel |
What was Harriet’s grandmother allowed to do in order to make some money? | Sell her famous cookies and preserves |
When the mistress of Harriet’s grandmother dies, how much money did she owe Harriet’s grandmother? | $300 |
How long did Harriet live with her mother’s mistress and why? | 6 years, because she died |
After living with her mother’s mistress, who does Harriet belong to and why? | To her mistress’ 5 year old niece, because the child inherited her when Harriet’s mistress died |
After arriving at Dr. Flint’s house, who dies? | A childhood friend and Harriet’s father |
Why did Dr. Flint and his wife disapprove of the way Harriet’s father had raised his children | Because he raised them to think they had the same rights as any other human being and these people believed that slaves were property not people |
What does Dr. Flint do to Harriet’s grandmother? | He sells her |