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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18: "A Wagon Load of Bricks".

Multiple Choice 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”?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 1 year.

2. How old was John Chase described as in the records in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?
(a) 36.
(b) 29.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

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

4. What sentimental item did Harriet take with her when she fled North alone in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?
(a) Her hat.
(b) Her necklace.
(c) Her quilt.
(d) Her shoes.

5. Who served as a watchdog and guardian of runaway slaves in Ripley, according to the author in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?
(a) Reverend J.W. Loguen.
(b) Reverend Theodore Parker.
(c) Reverend Samuel Cornish.
(d) Reverend John Rankin.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was the fall of what year that “Harriet Tubman began to feel uneasy about three of her brothers” that were still on the plantation in Maryland in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?

2. How much wood did Harriet usually cut per day as a part of her father’s team in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?

3. What was the name of the slave trader that Harriet and her brothers were sold to in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?

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

5. How much money did Harriet pay to a lawyer to look up all of Old Rit’s masters, according to the author in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?

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