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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) Dorchester County.
(b) Madison County.
(c) Talbot County.
(d) Washington County.

2. On what date did Thomas Jefferson die, according to the author’s notes in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old”?
(a) July 4, 1826.
(b) April 1, 1819.
(c) December 25, 1836.
(d) October 31, 1833.

3. What special day occurred at the end of the month, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old”?
(a) Tax day.
(b) Issue day.
(c) Remission day.
(d) Arbor day.

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

5. 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) Henry Clay.
(c) Frederick Douglass.
(d) Theodore Parker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Harriet Greene’s husband?

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

3. What was Mrs. Cook’s profession in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

4. 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”?

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

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