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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: "The Legend of Moses".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was it when the woman wearing the faded sunbonnet stopped and spoke to Harriet in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1857.

2. Shadrach was arrested in Boston on what date and charged with being a fugitive slave?
(a) May 5, 1854.
(b) February 15, 1851.
(c) July 17, 1849.
(d) January 22, 1857.

3. By what name did Harriet refer to Maryland in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?
(a) The land of Israel.
(b) The land of Egypt.
(c) The land of Babylon.
(d) The land of Valhalla.

4. When the search for Shadrach finally ended, he was sent by the Boston Vigilance Committee where via the Underground Railroad?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Canada.
(d) England.

5. Why did Harriet feel guilty after the death of Edward Brodas?
(a) She abetted his murder.
(b) She stole the master’s fruit.
(c) She thought her prayers killed him.
(d) She killed him while he slept.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was to oversee the plantation after Edward Brodas died?

3. How much wood did Harriet usually cut per day as a part of her father’s team in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?

4. When did the American Revolutionary War take place?

5. How long did Harriet do housework in the home where she and her father were hired out before asking if she could work with the men in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?

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