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

2. Where was The Liberator published?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Southampton, Virginia.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

3. On what day did two of Harriet’s sisters leave with the chain-gang in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Friday.

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

5. Who published the first issue of The Liberator?
(a) George Ticknor Curtis.
(b) William Lloyd Garrison.
(c) William Henry Ross.
(d) Thomas Wentworth Higginson.

Short Answer Questions

1. On whose plantation was Harriet Tubman born?

2. The office of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee was located upstairs in what building?

3. What food did Harriet take with her when she fled North alone in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

4. What did Mr. Cook have his traps set for in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

5. Harriet Tubman was approximately how tall?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Edward Brodas? What promise had he made to Harriet Tubman’s parents? What concerned Old Rit about her children in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?

3. 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?

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

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

6. Where did Harriet Tubman work in Pennsylvania after her escape from slavery in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”? Who did she meet there?

7. How did the Fugitive Slave Law affect Harriet in her plight to rescue slaves, according to the author in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?

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

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

10. What were the lasting effects of Harriet’s injury in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?

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