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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. Where did Denmark Vesey and his followers plan to kill all of the white people, according to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?
(a) Birmingham, Alabama.
(b) Bucktown, Maryland.
(c) Schenectady, New York.
(d) Charleston, South Carolina.

2. What was the nearest village to the plantation where Harriet Tubman was born?
(a) Hawktown.
(b) Capetown.
(c) Bucktown.
(d) Fawntown.

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 1: “The Quarter,” Chesapeake Bay forms the western boundary of the section of Maryland that is sometimes called what?
(a) The Western Shore.
(b) The Eastern Shore.
(c) The Northern Shore.
(d) The Southern Shore.

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

5. 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 Habakkuk.
(b) The Book of Zechariah.
(c) The Book of Ezekiel.
(d) The Book of Exodus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Thomas Jefferson composed the initial draft of what famous document?

4. In what county was Harriet Tubman born?

5. What name was Harriet Tubman called as a child?

(see the answer key)

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