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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Sarah Hopkins Bradford’s book Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman published?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1851.

2. Harriet told the slave refugees that William Garrett would give everyone what when they arrived in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?
(a) Water.
(b) Bread.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Shoes.

3. According to the author in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board,” it was “common talk in the cabins that [Harriet’s brothers] had been sold and were to go South with the chain gang the day after” what?
(a) “Easter.”
(b) “Halloween.”
(c) “Christmas.”
(d) “Fourth of July.”

4. What was the reward amount posted on the wanted poster that Harriet and the fugitives discovered in their near-escape in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”?
(a) $2,250.
(b) $500.
(c) $1,750.
(d) $2,600.

5. What was the name of John Tubman’s new wife when Harriet returned for him in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?
(a) Mary.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Eliza.

6. Benjamin Ross was described in the records as being how old in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?
(a) 28.
(b) 35.
(c) 16.
(d) 43.

7. William Still supplied Harriet with money and sent her and the refugees on to what city in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?
(a) Schenectady, New York.
(b) Southampton, Virginia.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Burlington, New Jersey.

8. How many trips does the author say Harriet Tubman made into Maryland between 1851 and 1857 to bring out slaves in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”?
(a) 18.
(b) 11.
(c) 4.
(d) 26.

9. What did Harriet do when one of the slaves started to turn back on her trip to Canada in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?
(a) She called the police.
(b) She threatened to shoot him.
(c) She gave him money to return.
(d) She told him she’d whip him.

10. What were the names of the strangers from Cambridge who joined the fugitive party led by Harriet going North in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?
(a) Franklin B. Sanborn and Charles Nalle.
(b) Peter Jackson and John Chase.
(c) John Bowley and J. Miller McKim.
(d) J. Miller McKim and Peter Pennington.

11. What place did Harriet tell her father about in Canada in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?
(a) Vancouver.
(b) Schenectady.
(c) Burlington.
(d) St. Catharines.

12. Where was John Brown executed?
(a) Macon, Georgia.
(b) Charleston, Virginia.
(c) Knoxville, Tennessee.
(d) Cape May, New Jersey.

13. Who passed Harriet Tubman in a wagon as she walked down the road with the chickens in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”?
(a) John Campbell Henry.
(b) Dr. Thompson.
(c) Charles Nalle.
(d) Captain Smith.

14. On what date was John Brown executed?
(a) October 27, 1861.
(b) March 6, 1862.
(c) June 17, 1854.
(d) December 2, 1859.

15. Old Rit and Ben were arguing when Harriet arrived with the wagon in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North” because Old Rit wanted to bring what along?
(a) A rocking chair.
(b) Her feather tick.
(c) A baby goat.
(d) Her family bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had written the document dated February 19, 1863, which read, “Pass the bearer, Harriet Tubman, to Beaufort and back to this place, and wherever she wishes to go; and give her free passage at all times, on all Government transports”?

2. How old was John Chase described as in the records in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?

3. What friend of Harriet’s did she consider lived in Syracuse, New York, in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”?

4. What was the name of Joe Bailey’s brother that escaped with him in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”?

5. Reverend Theodore Parker was elected chairman of what committee in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?

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