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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. What food did Harriet take with her when she fled North alone in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?
(a) Cornbread and pickled eggs.
(b) Smoked catfish and gingerbread.
(c) Ashcake and salt herring.
(d) Pretzels and cheese.

2. How much money did Harriet pay to a lawyer to look up all of Old Rit’s masters, according to the author in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?
(a) $2.
(b) $10.
(c) $5.
(d) $8.

3. What was the name of Harriet’s sister that worked in the Big House in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?
(a) Susan.
(b) Mary.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Karen.

4. What special day occurred at the end of the month, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old”?
(a) Remission day.
(b) Tax day.
(c) Issue day.
(d) Arbor day.

5. According to the author in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet,” when Harriet would think of running away, what would stop her?
(a) Her love for the Master.
(b) Her dignity.
(c) Her feelings of insecurity.
(d) Her head injury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Denmark Vesey and his followers plan to kill all of the white people, according to the narrator in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?

2. What year was it when Harriet Tubman reached Pennsylvania?

3. What year was it when Harriet Ross began to make a patchwork quilt in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?

4. How much was cotton bringing in per pound in 1845, according to the author in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?

5. Harriet was how old in the summer of 1826?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author describe in her historical note at the end of Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?

2. Who was Denmark Vesey? What event related to Denmark Vesey occurred when Harriet Tubman was two years old?

3. Where did Harriet go when she ran away in Chapter 5: “Flight”? How long was she gone and why did she return?

4. Where was Harriet living in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”? What was her assigned work duty? How did she feel about it?

5. What events does the author describe in the historical notes at the end of Chapter 1: “The Quarter”?

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

7. Why was Harriet sewing a patchwork quilt in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”? What year did she begin her quilt?

8. When and where was Harriet Tubman born? How does the author illustrate this setting in Chapter 1: “The Quarter”?

9. What news influenced Harriet’s second attempt at fleeing in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”? Where did she go?

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

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