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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food did Harriet take with her when she fled North alone in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?
(a) Ashcake and salt herring.
(b) Pretzels and cheese.
(c) Cornbread and pickled eggs.
(d) Smoked catfish and gingerbread.

2. Who published the first issue of The Liberator?
(a) George Ticknor Curtis.
(b) William Henry Ross.
(c) William Lloyd Garrison.
(d) Thomas Wentworth Higginson.

3. When Harriet ran away from Miss Susan in Chapter 5: “Flight” she stayed in a pigpen from Friday until when?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Saturday.

4. In describing Benjamin Ross, the narrator says in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old,” “All through the plantation, from the Big House to the stables, to the fields, he had a reputation for” what?
(a) “Absolute honesty.”
(b) “Telling stories.”
(c) “Womanizing.”
(d) “Stealing things.”

5. Tice Davids was a slave that ran away from his owner where?
(a) In Georgia.
(b) In Alabama.
(c) In Mississippi.
(d) In Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 5: “Flight,” the chain gang walked down a “long, terrible road that ended” where?

2. Thomas Jefferson composed the initial draft of what famous document?

3. How many slaves were hung along with Denmark Vesey for plotting the insurrection, according to the author in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?

4. Who does Old Rit say is in Cambridge staying at the tavern in Chapter 5: “Flight”?

5. What two African Americans began to publish Freedom’s Journal, according to the narrator in Chapter 5: “Flight”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the Christmas season in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old”? What were Harriet’s thoughts on this holiday?

2. What concerns led Harriet to plan an escape in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”? Who did she bring with her and why?

3. What principle job did Harriet have while she was hired out at the Cook home in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”? How did Harriet feel about the work?

4. What led to Harriet’s first return trip to Maryland in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?

5. Where was Harriet living in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”? What was her assigned work duty? How did she feel about it?

6. During what gathering did one of the slaves attempt escape in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”? Where did he run?

7. Why was Harriet sewing a patchwork quilt in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”? What year did she begin her quilt?

8. What does the author describe in her historical note at the end of Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?

9. How did Harriet become injured in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”? How badly was she injured?

10. To whom was Harriet hired out in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”? What were her job duties at this home?

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