1. Where did Harriet Tubman find work as a cook in Philadelphia in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A church.
(c) An army base.
(d) A mansion.

2. Denmark Vesey bought his freedom when he was how old, according to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?
(a) 18.
(b) 42.
(c) 25.
(d) 33.

3. In what county was Harriet Tubman born?
(a) Washington County.
(b) Dorchester County.
(c) Madison County.
(d) Talbot County.

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

5. What twelve-year-old boy does the narrator discuss at the end of Chapter 2: “The First Years”?
(a) John Bowley.
(b) Theodore Parker.
(c) Jacob Jackson.
(d) Henry Clay.

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. What name was Harriet Tubman called as a child?

3. Who served as a watchdog and guardian of runaway slaves in Ripley, according to the author in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?

4. 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?

5. Where was The Liberator published?

(see the answer key)

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