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

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) James Cook.
(b) Matthew Cook.
(c) Peter Cook.
(d) Andrew Cook.

2. Who said in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks,” “I’ll wade no freezin’ water for no crazy woman”?
(a) William Still.
(b) Peter Pennington.
(c) Theodore Parker.
(d) Henry Clay.

3. Harriet Tubman was approximately how tall?
(a) 6 feet 1 inch.
(b) 5 feet 3 inches.
(c) 5 feet 8 inches.
(d) 5 feet.

4. What year was it when Harriet Tubman visited the office of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?
(a) 1842.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1835.

5. What was the name of the builder that Harriet and her father were hired out to in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?
(a) J. Miller McKim.
(b) Peter Pennington.
(c) John Stewart.
(d) Thomas Sims.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Harriet when her father told her “Hat, you walk like a Injun” in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?

2. What was the Canadian government’s reply when Henry Clay made his second plea to make an agreement to return American slaves, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Flight”?

3. How much did Dr. Thompson say cotton brought per pound in 1837?

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

5. The slave that ran away while the others were shucking corn in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn” belonged to whom?

(see the answer key)

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