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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. How much did Dr. Thompson say cotton brought per pound in 1837?
(a) 22 cents.
(b) 13 cents.
(c) 28 cents.
(d) 6 cents.

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

3. Who does Old Rit say is in Cambridge staying at the tavern in Chapter 5: “Flight”?
(a) The preacher.
(b) The Sheriff.
(c) The trader.
(d) The Governor.

4. Harriet Tubman was present when who was inaugurated as Governor of Massachusetts in January of 1861?
(a) Jefferson Davis.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) John A. Andrew.

5. Harriet told the fugitives about William and Ellen Craft escaping from where in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?
(a) Jackson, Mississippi.
(b) Columbia, South Carolina.
(c) Macon, Georgia.
(d) Huntsville, Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year was it when the woman wearing the faded sunbonnet stopped and spoke to Harriet in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

3. What was Mrs. Cook’s profession in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

4. On what date was John Brown executed?

5. What were the names of the two men who helped Denmark Vesey in the resurrection by building homemade pikes?

(see the answer key)

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