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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: "Minta Becomes Harriet".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Old Rit say is in Cambridge staying at the tavern in Chapter 5: “Flight”?
(a) The Sheriff.
(b) The trader.
(c) The preacher.
(d) The Governor.

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

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

4. How much wood did Harriet usually cut per day as a part of her father’s team in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?
(a) Four cords.
(b) Half a cord.
(c) One cord.
(d) Two cords.

5. Thomas Jefferson composed the initial draft of what famous document?
(a) The Magna Carta.
(b) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(c) The Bill of Rights.
(d) The Declaration of Independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Henry Clay make a second plea to the government of Canada, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Flight”?

2. What was the nickname of Nat Turner?

3. What ailment did Harriet contract while working for the Cooks in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

4. 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?

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

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