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

2. 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) 10 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 5 months.

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

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

5. The man who was to oversee the plantation after Edward Brodas’s death was a minister where?
(a) Bucktown.
(b) Burlington.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Wilmington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the builder that Harriet and her father were hired out to in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?

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

3. Who was the secretary of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee when Harriet first visited it in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?

4. In what year was Harriet Ross married to John Tubman?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the term “hired out” mean? When and where was Harriet first hired out from the Brodas plantation?

3. What does the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt” describe?

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 stories of runaway slaves did Harriet hear while working at the plantation in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?

6. What important skills did Old Ben teach Harriet in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?

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

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

9. What did Harriet discover when she paid a lawyer to look into the details of Old Rit’s former masters in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?

10. How did Harriet become injured in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”? How badly was she injured?

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