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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. Ben said to Old Rit in Chapter 5: “Flight” that the Master had begun selling his big timber to whom?
(a) The shipbuilders.
(b) The telegraph company.
(c) The army.
(d) Carpenters in the city.

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

3. What was the name of Miss Susan’s visiting sister in Chapter 5: “Flight”?
(a) Miss Rebecca.
(b) Miss Daisy.
(c) Miss Johanna.
(d) Miss Emily.

4. Where did Harriet sleep in the Cooks’ house in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?
(a) In her own bedroom.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the kitchen.

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) Henry Clay.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Theodore Parker.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

Short Answer Questions

1. The slave that ran away while the others were shucking corn in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn” belonged to whom?

2. Harriet Greene was usually called what, according to the narrator inChapter 1: “The Quarter”?

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?

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

5. On what date was Nat Turner executed?

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