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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. Who said in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks,” “I’ll wade no freezin’ water for no crazy woman”?
(a) Theodore Parker.
(b) Peter Pennington.
(c) Henry Clay.
(d) William Still.

2. By what name did Harriet refer to Maryland in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?
(a) The land of Egypt.
(b) The land of Israel.
(c) The land of Valhalla.
(d) The land of Babylon.

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

4. What was Mrs. Cook’s profession in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?
(a) She was a horse trainer.
(b) She was a baker.
(c) She was a teacher.
(d) She was a weaver.

5. When was Thomas Jefferson born?
(a) September 19, 1749.
(b) March 28, 1760.
(c) January 5, 1732.
(d) April 13, 1743.

Short Answer Questions

1. The yellow of Harriet’s quilt is described as being like what flower in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?

2. It was December of what year that Harriet Tubman set out with the band of fugitives she planned to take to Canada in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?

3. In describing Benjamin Ross, the narrator says in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old,” “All through the plantation, from the Big House to the stables, to the fields, he had a reputation for” what?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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