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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) Tobacco.
(b) Spinach.
(c) Apples.
(d) Potatoes.

2. In what county does the author describe parties at the big plantations during harvest time in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?
(a) Dorchester County.
(b) Trinity County.
(c) Talbot County.
(d) Jefferson County.

3. What ailment did Harriet contract while working for the Cooks in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Measles.
(d) Malaria.

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 5: “Flight,” the chain gang walked down a “long, terrible road that ended” where?
(a) New Orleans or Natchez.
(b) Jackson or Atlanta.
(c) Little Rock or Texarkana.
(d) Dallas or Houston.

5. The woman who came looking for a young female slave to hire out in Chapter 4: “Hired Out” was married to whom?
(a) Matthew Cook.
(b) Andrew Cook.
(c) Peter Cook.
(d) James Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the American Revolutionary War take place?

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

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years,” Denmark Vesey quoted the following from what book in the Old Testament before the resurrection: “Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee”?

4. Thomas Jefferson composed the initial draft of what famous document?

5. How many siblings did Harriet Tubman have in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

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