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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21: "With the Union Army".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the slave trader that Harriet and her brothers were sold to in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?
(a) Austin Woodfolk.
(b) John Campbell Henry.
(c) Franklin B. Sanborn.
(d) John Chase.

2. In December of 1860, what state seceded from the Union, according to the author in Chapter 21: “With the Union Army”?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Alabama.

3. In what year was Harriet Tubman born?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1794.
(c) 1820.
(d) 1857.

4. According to the records taken in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers,” John Ross had left behind his wife whose name was what?
(a) Betty Lou.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Mary.
(d) Harriet Ann.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how old was Peter Pennington described as in the wanted poster in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”?

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years,” Denmark Vesey quoted the following from what book in the Old Testament before the resurrection: “Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee”?

3. William Still supplied Harriet with money and sent her and the refugees on to what city in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?

4. What was the chief crop on the Eastern shore at the time when Harriet was hired out in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

5. When recalling her patchwork quilt in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North,” Harriet realized that it had been what to her?

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