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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. 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) James Cook.
(d) Peter Cook.

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

3. Where was The Liberator published?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Southampton, Virginia.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

4. Thomas Jefferson composed the initial draft of what famous document?
(a) The Bill of Rights.
(b) The Declaration of Independence.
(c) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) The Magna Carta.

5. 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) Tobacco.
(d) Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Thomas Jefferson when he died?

2. What name was Harriet Tubman called as a child?

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

4. When Harriet ran away from Miss Susan in Chapter 5: “Flight” she stayed in a pigpen from Friday until when?

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 5: “Flight,” the chain gang walked down a “long, terrible road that ended” where?

(see the answer key)

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