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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: "Shuck This Corn".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the chief crop on the Eastern shore at the time when Harriet was hired out in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?
(a) Spinach.
(b) Apples.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Tobacco.

2. What was the name of the slave trader that Harriet and her brothers were sold to in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?
(a) John Chase.
(b) John Campbell Henry.
(c) Franklin B. Sanborn.
(d) Austin Woodfolk.

3. What name was Harriet Tubman called as a child?
(a) Izzy.
(b) Tito.
(c) Minta.
(d) Ella.

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

5. What was the name of Miss Susan’s visiting sister in Chapter 5: “Flight”?
(a) Miss Daisy.
(b) Miss Rebecca.
(c) Miss Johanna.
(d) Miss Emily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Harriet that Edward Brodas had died in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?

2. When did the American Revolutionary War take place?

3. How old was Thomas Jefferson when he died?

4. What ailment did Harriet contract while working for the Cooks in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

5. In what year did Henry Clay make a second plea to the government of Canada, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Flight”?

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