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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. What were the names of the two men who helped Denmark Vesey in the resurrection by building homemade pikes?
(a) Peter Poyas and Mingo Harth.
(b) John Chase and William Bailey.
(c) Charles Nalle and John A. Andrew.
(d) Henry K. Durrant and George Ticknor Curtis.

2. How much was cotton bringing in per pound in 1845, according to the author in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?
(a) 5 cents.
(b) 9 cents.
(c) 14 cents.
(d) 2 cents.

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

4. What year was it when Harriet Ross began to make a patchwork quilt in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1832.
(c) 1843.
(d) 1848.

5. What was the name of the builder that Harriet and her father were hired out to in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?
(a) Peter Pennington.
(b) Thomas Sims.
(c) J. Miller McKim.
(d) John Stewart.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Harriet’s sister that worked in the Big House in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

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

4. In what year was Harriet Tubman born?

5. Why did Harriet feel guilty after the death of Edward Brodas?

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