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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Harriet discovered that Old Rit had originally been willed to a young woman on the condition that she be freed at what age in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?
(a) 50.
(b) 35.
(c) 45.
(d) 30.

3. Harriet Tubman was approximately how tall?
(a) 5 feet 3 inches.
(b) 6 feet 1 inch.
(c) 5 feet 8 inches.
(d) 5 feet.

4. Denmark Vesey bought his freedom when he was how old, according to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?
(a) 18.
(b) 42.
(c) 33.
(d) 25.

5. What year was it when Harriet Ross began to make a patchwork quilt in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1832.
(c) 1843.
(d) 1848.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Thomas Jefferson born?

2. How many of her brothers did Harriet convince to flee with her in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

3. In what year was Harriet Tubman born?

4. How old was Thomas Jefferson when he died?

5. What was the name of the slave trader that Harriet and her brothers were sold to in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What concerns led Harriet to plan an escape in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”? Who did she bring with her and why?

2. To whom was Harriet hired out in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”? What were her job duties at this home?

3. What does “manumission” refer to? How did manumission give hope to the slaves on the plantations during Harriet’s childhood?

4. What does the author describe in the historic note at the end of Chapter 3: “Six Years Old”?

5. What ailment did Harriet contract while she was hired out to the Cooks? How did Old Rit respond to Harriet’s condition when she returned to the plantation?

6. During what gathering did one of the slaves attempt escape in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”? Where did he run?

7. How did Harriet respond to the death of Edward Brodas in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”? Why did she respond in this way?

8. What is related in the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 5: “Flight”? Who was James Clay?

9. How does the author describe Harriet’s acquisition of knowledge by the time she was six in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old”? From whom did she gain this knowledge?

10. How does the author describe the Christmas season in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old”? What were Harriet’s thoughts on this holiday?

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