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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: "Moses Arrives with Six Passengers".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Benjamin Ross was described in the records as being how old in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?
(a) 43.
(b) 35.
(c) 28.
(d) 16.

2. To whom did Thomas Garrett send a letter in Philadelphia to let him know that Harriet and the fugitives were on their way in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Peter Poyas.
(c) J. Miller McKim.
(d) Reverend Samuel Cornish.

3. According to the records taken in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers,” John Ross had left behind his wife whose name was what?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Harriet Ann.
(c) Betty Lou.
(d) Mary.

4. Who served as a watchdog and guardian of runaway slaves in Ripley, according to the author in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?
(a) Reverend Theodore Parker.
(b) Reverend Samuel Cornish.
(c) Reverend John Rankin.
(d) Reverend J.W. Loguen.

5. Where did Harriet Tubman find work as a cook in Philadelphia in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?
(a) A church.
(b) A mansion.
(c) An army base.
(d) A hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. The office of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee was located upstairs in what building?

2. Who was John Chase’s master, according to the records in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?

3. On what date was Nat Turner executed?

4. What year was it that Harriet started wearing a bandana, according to the author in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?

5. Where did Harriet and her fugitive group stop to spend a night and part of the day as they made their way North in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?

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