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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 were the names of the two men who helped Denmark Vesey in the resurrection by building homemade pikes?
(a) Henry K. Durrant and George Ticknor Curtis.
(b) John Chase and William Bailey.
(c) Peter Poyas and Mingo Harth.
(d) Charles Nalle and John A. Andrew.

2. Harriet was how old in the summer of 1826?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

3. What is described in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old” as “the star that stayed constant, not rising in the east and setting in the west as other stars appeared to do”?
(a) The Southern Cross.
(b) The North Star.
(c) Betelgeuse.
(d) Rigel.

4. In what year did Henry Clay make a second plea to the government of Canada, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Flight”?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1844.
(c) 1853.
(d) 1827.

5. Ben said to Old Rit in Chapter 5: “Flight” that the Master had begun selling his big timber to whom?
(a) The army.
(b) The telegraph company.
(c) Carpenters in the city.
(d) The shipbuilders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Harriet sleep in the Cooks’ house in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”?

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

3. After Harriet and her brothers turn back from fleeing, she learns they’ve been sold to a slave trader from where in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

4. On what date was Nat Turner executed?

5. Who published the first issue of The Liberator?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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”?

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

5. What gifts and/or items did Harriet exchange with the white woman she first met with after fleeing the Brodas plantation in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

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

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

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

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

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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