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

2. When was Thomas Jefferson born?
(a) April 13, 1743.
(b) March 28, 1760.
(c) September 19, 1749.
(d) January 5, 1732.

3. How many slaves were hung along with Denmark Vesey for plotting the insurrection, according to the author in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?
(a) 41.
(b) 22.
(c) 34.
(d) 15.

4. Where did Harriet sleep in the Cooks’ house in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In her own bedroom.
(d) In the attic.

5. What name was Harriet Tubman called as a child?
(a) Izzy.
(b) Tito.
(c) Ella.
(d) Minta.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of Maryland’s boundaries is a river. What was this river called?

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

3. What was the chief crop on the Eastern shore at the time when Harriet was hired out in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

4. 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”?

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

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