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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many slaves were hung along with Denmark Vesey for plotting the insurrection, according to the author in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?
(a) 41.
(b) 34.
(c) 22.
(d) 15.

2. Harriet told the slave fugitives about William Garrett where on their journey to Canada in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?
(a) Portland.
(b) Hartford.
(c) Wilmington.
(d) Boston.

3. Harriet discovered that Old Rit had originally been willed to a young woman on the condition that she be freed at what age in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?
(a) 45.
(b) 30.
(c) 35.
(d) 50.

4. Where did Denmark Vesey and his followers plan to kill all of the white people, according to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?
(a) Schenectady, New York.
(b) Birmingham, Alabama.
(c) Charleston, South Carolina.
(d) Bucktown, Maryland.

5. What year was it when Harriet Ross began to make a patchwork quilt in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1843.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many slaves were in the party that Harriet planned to take to Canada in the beginning of Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?

2. How much money did William R. Hughlett pay for Joe Bailey, according to the author in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”?

3. What sentimental item did Harriet take with her when she fled North alone in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

4. What word in the text refers to the movement to end slavery?

5. Thomas Sims was ordered to be returned to his owner where, according to the author in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?

(see the answer key)

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