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Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad Study Guide

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by Ann Petry
About 9 pages (2,799 words)
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1. Discuss features of Tubman's character that enable her to carry out her mission so effectively.

2. Tubman never learns to read and write. What special abilities does she use to compensate for this handicap?

3. What character traits exhibited by Tubman show the influence of her father? Her mother? Which parent seems to contribute more to Tubman's value system?

4. The Underground Railroad is naturally filled with risks and uncertainties. Which incident, in your opinion, is the most dangerous? The most suspenseful?.....

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