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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who served as a watchdog and guardian of runaway slaves in Ripley, according to the author in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?
(a) Reverend Samuel Cornish.
(b) Reverend Theodore Parker.
(c) Reverend J.W. Loguen.
(d) Reverend John Rankin.

2. What is described in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old” as “the star that stayed constant, not rising in the east and setting in the west as other stars appeared to do”?
(a) Betelgeuse.
(b) Rigel.
(c) The Southern Cross.
(d) The North Star.

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

4. Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States during what years?
(a) 1817-1825.
(b) 1793-1801.
(c) 1809-1817.
(d) 1801-1809.

5. What was the nearest village to the plantation where Harriet Tubman was born?
(a) Bucktown.
(b) Capetown.
(c) Fawntown.
(d) Hawktown.

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

7. How old was Harriet when “the whispering about freedom increased,” according to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?
(a) 2 years old.
(b) 11 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 9 years old.

8. Where did Harriet sleep in the Cooks’ house in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In her own bedroom.

9. In what year did Henry Clay make a second plea to the government of Canada, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Flight”?
(a) 1827.
(b) 1844.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1853.

10. What was the name of Miss Susan’s visiting sister in Chapter 5: “Flight”?
(a) Miss Rebecca.
(b) Miss Daisy.
(c) Miss Emily.
(d) Miss Johanna.

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

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

13. Why did Harriet feel guilty after the death of Edward Brodas?
(a) She killed him while he slept.
(b) She stole the master’s fruit.
(c) She abetted his murder.
(d) She thought her prayers killed him.

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

15. How many rooms comprised the cabins in the slave quarters where Harriet Tubman was born?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet,” when Harriet would think of running away, what would stop her?

2. What year was it when Harriet Tubman visited the office of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?

3. The man who was to oversee the plantation after Edward Brodas’s death was a minister where?

4. The slave that ran away while the others were shucking corn in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn” belonged to whom?

5. What was the name of Harriet’s sister that worked in the Big House in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

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