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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old” as “the star that stayed constant, not rising in the east and setting in the west as other stars appeared to do”?
(a) The Southern Cross.
(b) Rigel.
(c) Betelgeuse.
(d) The North Star.

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) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Saturday.

3. What sentimental item did Harriet take with her when she fled North alone in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) Her quilt.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Her necklace.

4. What food did Harriet take with her when she fled North alone in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?
(a) Ashcake and salt herring.
(b) Cornbread and pickled eggs.
(c) Pretzels and cheese.
(d) Smoked catfish and gingerbread.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Harriet Tubman was approximately how tall?

2. Where did Harriet sleep in the Cooks’ house in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

3. What year was it when the woman wearing the faded sunbonnet stopped and spoke to Harriet in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

4. When did William Still publish the book of slaves’ records in The Underground Railroad?

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

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