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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. On what date was the antislavery newspaper The Liberator first published?
(a) March 26, 1840.
(b) January 1, 1831.
(c) June 14, 1837.
(d) July 4, 1835.

2. What did Mr. Cook have his traps set for in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?
(a) Beavers.
(b) Muskrats.
(c) Fishers.
(d) Otters.

3. The narrator says in Chapter 2: “The First Years” that “Like all the other babies in the quarter, Harriet Ross cut her first teeth on” what?
(a) “A piece of pork rind.”
(b) “A slice of apple.”
(c) “Beef ribs.”
(d) “Stale bread.”

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

5. How old was Thomas Jefferson when he died?
(a) 64.
(b) 59.
(c) 83.
(d) 76.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the chief crop on the Eastern shore at the time when Harriet was hired out in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

3. In what year was Harriet Tubman born?

4. Miss Susan returned Harriet to the Brodas plantation, saying that she wasn’t worth what in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?

5. On whose plantation was Harriet Tubman born?

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