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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. Thomas Sims was ordered to be returned to his owner where, according to the author in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Florida.
(d) Georgia.

2. When was Thomas Jefferson born?
(a) March 28, 1760.
(b) September 19, 1749.
(c) April 13, 1743.
(d) January 5, 1732.

3. In what year was Thomas Sims sent to Vicksburg, where the Federal Army was besieging the city?
(a) 1858.
(b) 1863.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1849.

4. When did the American Revolutionary War take place?
(a) 1785-1792.
(b) 1776-1780.
(c) 1775-1783.
(d) 1770-1776.

5. How much wood did Harriet usually cut per day as a part of her father’s team in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?
(a) Half a cord.
(b) Two cords.
(c) Four cords.
(d) One cord.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of her brothers did Harriet convince to flee with her in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

2. What was the name of Harriet’s sister that worked in the Big House in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

3. When was Thomas Sims arrested, according to the author in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?

4. Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States during what years?

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

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