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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 was the one woman in the group of fugitives that Harriet was helping North in November of 1856 in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”?
(a) Ellen Craft.
(b) Catherine Kane.
(c) Mary Patterson.
(d) Eliza Nokey.

2. What food did Harriet take with her when she fled North alone in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?
(a) Ashcake and salt herring.
(b) Smoked catfish and gingerbread.
(c) Cornbread and pickled eggs.
(d) Pretzels and cheese.

3. How many slaves were in the party that Harriet planned to take to Canada in the beginning of Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 4.

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

5. What was the name of the builder that Harriet and her father were hired out to in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?
(a) John Stewart.
(b) J. Miller McKim.
(c) Thomas Sims.
(d) Peter Pennington.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Old Rit say is in Cambridge staying at the tavern in Chapter 5: “Flight”?

3. What was the nearest village to the plantation where Harriet Tubman was born?

4. What was the name of Harriet’s sister Mary’s husband?

5. Who told Harriet that Edward Brodas had died in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?

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