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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much wood did Harriet usually cut per day as a part of her father’s team in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?
(a) Two cords.
(b) One cord.
(c) Half a cord.
(d) Four cords.

2. What did the overseer throw at the runaway slave but instead hit Harriet with it in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) A log.
(c) A two-pound weight.
(d) A rock.

3. The discovery of missing slaves always seemed to happen on what days of the week in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Tuesdays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Wednesdays.

4. Who told Harriet that Edward Brodas had died in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?
(a) William Craft.
(b) Old Rit.
(c) Franklin B. Sanborn.
(d) Peter Pennington.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in the text refers to the movement to end slavery?

2. What year was it that Harriet started wearing a bandana, according to the author in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?

3. Where did Harriet sleep in the Cooks’ house in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

4. Who was the president of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee when Harriet first visited it in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?

5. Who did Harriet and the fugitives meet when they arrived in Syracuse, New York, in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?

(see the answer key)

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