Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 147 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Harriet Ross married to John Tubman?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1844.

2. The narrator says in Chapter 2: “The First Years” that “Like all the other babies in the quarter, Harriet Ross cut her first teeth on” what?
(a) “A slice of apple.”
(b) “Stale bread.”
(c) “Beef ribs.”
(d) “A piece of pork rind.”

3. The yellow of Harriet’s quilt is described as being like what flower in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?
(a) The Mecca flower.
(b) The Sunflower.
(c) The Babylon flower.
(d) The Jerusalem flower.

4. What was the nickname of Nat Turner?
(a) The Devil.
(b) The Master.
(c) The Railroadman.
(d) The Prophet.

5. Who was Harriet Greene’s husband?
(a) Thomas Sims.
(b) William Craft.
(c) Benjamin Ross.
(d) John Chase.

6. How long did Harriet do housework in the home where she and her father were hired out before asking if she could work with the men in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 10 months.

7. What Secretary of State was persuaded in 1826 to ask the Canadian government to work out a plan to return runaway slaves to their owners?
(a) Frederick Douglass.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Theodore Parker.

8. Who was the president of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee when Harriet first visited it in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?
(a) Franklin B. Sanborn.
(b) J. Miller McKim.
(c) John A. Andrew.
(d) Jacob Jackson.

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

10. Tice Davids was a slave that ran away from his owner where?
(a) In Kentucky.
(b) In Georgia.
(c) In Mississippi.
(d) In Alabama.

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

12. What was the chief crop on the Eastern shore at the time when Harriet was hired out in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Apples.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Spinach.

13. For how long did Harriet stay with her first job as a cook in Philadelphia in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 9 months.

14. 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”?
(a) The Book of Zechariah.
(b) The Book of Ezekiel.
(c) The Book of Habakkuk.
(d) The Book of Exodus.

15. How old was Harriet when her father told her “Hat, you walk like a Injun” in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?
(a) 14.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two African Americans began to publish Freedom’s Journal, according to the narrator in Chapter 5: “Flight”?

2. How many siblings did Harriet Tubman have in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

3. Thomas Jefferson composed the initial draft of what famous document?

4. Who published the first issue of The Liberator?

5. Tice Davids planned to cross what river in Ripley, according to the author in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?

(see the answer keys)

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