View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: "Go On or Die".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the secretary of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee when Harriet first visited it in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?
(a) J. Miller McKim.
(b) John A. Andrew.
(c) Jacob Jackson.
(d) William Still.

2. In what year did Henry Clay make a second plea to the government of Canada, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Flight”?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1827.

3. What ailment did Harriet contract while working for the Cooks in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Measles.

4. How old was Harriet when “the whispering about freedom increased,” according to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?
(a) 9 years old.
(b) 16 years old.
(c) 2 years old.
(d) 11 years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long did Harriet stay with her first job as a cook in Philadelphia in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?

2. What did Harriet do when one of the slaves started to turn back on her trip to Canada in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?

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

4. When was Thomas Jefferson born?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 256 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample