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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. 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 Northern Shore.
(b) The Eastern Shore.
(c) The Western Shore.
(d) The Southern Shore.

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?
(a) “Stealing things.”
(b) “Womanizing.”
(c) “Absolute honesty.”
(d) “Telling stories.”

3. What year was it that Harriet started wearing a bandana, according to the author in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?
(a) 1831.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1824.
(d) 1838.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the slave trader that Harriet and her brothers were sold to in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 5: “Flight,” the chain gang walked down a “long, terrible road that ended” where?

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

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

5. What was the name of Miss Susan’s visiting sister in Chapter 5: “Flight”?

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