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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "Hired Out".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what county was Harriet Tubman born?
(a) Madison County.
(b) Dorchester County.
(c) Talbot County.
(d) Washington County.

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years,” Denmark Vesey quoted the following from what book in the Old Testament before the resurrection: “Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee”?
(a) The Book of Exodus.
(b) The Book of Ezekiel.
(c) The Book of Zechariah.
(d) The Book of Habakkuk.

3. Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States during what years?
(a) 1809-1817.
(b) 1793-1801.
(c) 1801-1809.
(d) 1817-1825.

4. What did Mr. Cook have his traps set for in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?
(a) Fishers.
(b) Beavers.
(c) Otters.
(d) Muskrats.

5. What was Mrs. Cook’s profession in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?
(a) She was a teacher.
(b) She was a horse trainer.
(c) She was a baker.
(d) She was a weaver.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Thomas Jefferson born?

2. Denmark Vesey bought his freedom when he was how old, according to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?

3. What twelve-year-old boy does the narrator discuss at the end of Chapter 2: “The First Years”?

4. How many siblings did Harriet Tubman have in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

5. In describing Benjamin Ross, the narrator says in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old,” “All through the plantation, from the Big House to the stables, to the fields, he had a reputation for” what?

(see the answer key)

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