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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. On whose plantation was Harriet Tubman born?
(a) Austin Woodfolk’s.
(b) John Bowley’s.
(c) Edward Brodas’s.
(d) Theodore Parker’s.

2. How many siblings did Harriet Tubman have in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

3. What Secretary of State was persuaded in 1826 to ask the Canadian government to work out a plan to return runaway slaves to their owners?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Frederick Douglass.
(c) Theodore Parker.
(d) Henry Clay.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Harriet when “the whispering about freedom increased,” according to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?

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

4. Who was Harriet Greene’s husband?

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

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