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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: "A Glory Over Everything".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. The yellow of Harriet’s quilt is described as being like what flower in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?
(a) The Sunflower.
(b) The Babylon flower.
(c) The Jerusalem flower.
(d) The Mecca flower.

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

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years,” Denmark Vesey quoted the following from what book in the Old Testament before the resurrection: “Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee”?
(a) The Book of Zechariah.
(b) The Book of Ezekiel.
(c) The Book of Exodus.
(d) The Book of Habakkuk.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Harriet and her brothers turn back from fleeing, she learns they’ve been sold to a slave trader from where in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

2. Tice Davids planned to cross what river in Ripley, according to the author in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?

3. What special day occurred at the end of the month, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old”?

4. Harriet discovered that Old Rit had originally been willed to a young woman on the condition that she be freed at what age in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?

5. In what county does the author describe parties at the big plantations during harvest time in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?

(see the answer key)

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