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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the overseer throw at the runaway slave but instead hit Harriet with it in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?
(a) A rock.
(b) A two-pound weight.
(c) A hatchet.
(d) A log.

2. On what day did two of Harriet’s sisters leave with the chain-gang in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

3. What did Harriet do when one of the slaves started to turn back on her trip to Canada in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?
(a) She told him she’d whip him.
(b) She gave him money to return.
(c) She called the police.
(d) She threatened to shoot him.

4. Why did Harriet feel guilty after the death of Edward Brodas?
(a) She stole the master’s fruit.
(b) She abetted his murder.
(c) She killed him while he slept.
(d) She thought her prayers killed him.

5. Harriet told the fugitives about William and Ellen Craft escaping from where in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?
(a) Jackson, Mississippi.
(b) Macon, Georgia.
(c) Huntsville, Alabama.
(d) Columbia, South Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did William and Ellen Craft go after arriving in Philadelphia, according to Harriet’s story in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?

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

3. Where did Harriet Tubman find work as a cook in Philadelphia in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?

4. Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States during what years?

5. Where was Harriet working in June of 1857, according to the author in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”?

(see the answer key)

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