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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 Thomas Jefferson when he died?
(a) 59.
(b) 64.
(c) 76.
(d) 83.
2. Miss Susan returned Harriet to the Brodas plantation, saying that she wasn’t worth what in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?
(a) Sixpence.
(b) A half-shilling
(c) A pound sterling.
(d) A shilling.
3. Who was the secretary of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee when Harriet first visited it in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?
(a) J. Miller McKim.
(b) William Still.
(c) Jacob Jackson.
(d) John A. Andrew.
4. Tice Davids was a slave that ran away from his owner where?
(a) In Kentucky.
(b) In Georgia.
(c) In Alabama.
(d) In Mississippi.
5. Harriet Greene was usually called what, according to the narrator inChapter 1: “The Quarter”?
(a) Old Cat.
(b) Old Rit.
(c) Old Doc.
(d) Old Bird.
Short Answer Questions
1. Harriet was how old in the summer of 1826?
2. Where was The Liberator published?
3. How much did Dr. Thompson say cotton brought per pound in 1837?
4. On what date was the antislavery newspaper The Liberator first published?
5. What two African Americans began to publish Freedom’s Journal, according to the narrator in Chapter 5: “Flight”?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt” describe?
3. Where did Harriet go when she ran away in Chapter 5: “Flight”? How long was she gone and why did she return?
4. By what name was Harriet Tubman called as a child? Who cared for Harriet in her first years, as described by the author in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?
5. How did Harriet become injured in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”? How badly was she injured?
6. Why was Harriet sewing a patchwork quilt in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”? What year did she begin her quilt?
7. Who was Harriet hired out to after Old Rit had nursed her back to health in Chapter 5: “Flight”? How does the author describe Harriet’s treatment at this home?
8. 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?
9. What principle job did Harriet have while she was hired out at the Cook home in Chapter 4: “Hired Out”? How did Harriet feel about the work?
10. During what gathering did one of the slaves attempt escape in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”? Where did he run?
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