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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many trips does the author say Harriet Tubman made into Maryland between 1851 and 1857 to bring out slaves in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”?
(a) 11.
(b) 4.
(c) 26.
(d) 18.

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

3. Harriet discovered that Old Rit had originally been willed to a young woman on the condition that she be freed at what age in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 35.

4. Harriet told the slave fugitives about William Garrett where on their journey to Canada in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?
(a) Wilmington.
(b) Boston.
(c) Hartford.
(d) Portland.

5. Old Rit and Ben were arguing when Harriet arrived with the wagon in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North” because Old Rit wanted to bring what along?
(a) A rocking chair.
(b) A baby goat.
(c) Her family bible.
(d) Her feather tick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the reward amount posted on the wanted poster that Harriet and the fugitives discovered in their near-escape in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”?

2. What was the name of William Henry Ross’s fiancée that he brought with him on the trip North in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?

3. Approximately how old was Peter Pennington described as in the wanted poster in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”?

4. Where did Harriet stop to buy some chickens in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”?

5. How much money’s worth of “flesh and bone and muscle that belonged to Maryland planters” does the author say Harriet was smuggling to Canada in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?

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