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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "The Underground Road".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harriet Greene was usually called what, according to the narrator inChapter 1: “The Quarter”?
(a) Old Cat.
(b) Old Bird.
(c) Old Doc.
(d) Old Rit.

2. Harriet was how old in the summer of 1826?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. One of Maryland’s boundaries is a river. What was this river called?
(a) The Potomac River.
(b) The Niagara River.
(c) The Delaware River.
(d) Big Buckwater River.

4. On what date was Nat Turner executed?
(a) February 4, 1824.
(b) November 11, 1831.
(c) September 27, 1827.
(d) May 19, 1828.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. When did the American Revolutionary War take place?

4. Who served as a watchdog and guardian of runaway slaves in Ripley, according to the author in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?

5. How many slaves were hung along with Denmark Vesey for plotting the insurrection, according to the author in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?

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