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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 did John Brown call himself when Harriet visited with him in Boston in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”?
(a) General Gilmore.
(b) Dr. Anthony Thompson.
(c) General David Hunter.
(d) Captain Smith.

2. Shadrach was arrested in Boston on what date and charged with being a fugitive slave?
(a) July 17, 1849.
(b) February 15, 1851.
(c) January 22, 1857.
(d) May 5, 1854.

3. Where was John Brown executed?
(a) Knoxville, Tennessee.
(b) Cape May, New Jersey.
(c) Charleston, Virginia.
(d) Macon, Georgia.

4. Franklin Pierce was a United States President during what years?
(a) 1857-1861.
(b) 1853-1857.
(c) 1849-1853.
(d) 1845-1849.

5. How many slaves were in the party that Harriet planned to take to Canada in the beginning of Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?
(a) 4.
(b) 16.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. The discovery of missing slaves always seemed to happen on what days of the week in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?

2. Where did Harriet and her fugitive group stop to spend a night and part of the day as they made their way North in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?

3. Who did Harriet and the fugitives meet when they arrived in Syracuse, New York, in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?

4. What was the name of John Tubman’s new wife when Harriet returned for him in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?

5. On what date was John Brown executed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes did Harriet Tubman work toward in her later life, according to the author in Chapter 22: “The Last Years”?

2. Describe Old Ben’s actions and objectives in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers.” Why did Old Ben refuse to look at his children?

3. Where did Harriet take the fleeing fugitive slaves she accompanied in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”? How did she travel?

4. What was Harriet’s objective in returning to Maryland in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”? How did she remit word that she would be arriving?

5. What happened to the abolitionists who helped the slave named Jerry, according to the author’s historical note in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?

6. What slave story does the author relate that took place in Boston in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?

7. Where did Harriet and her party of fugitives stop in Pennsylvania in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”? Why?

8. How had Harriet’s route changed in her journeys along the Underground Railroad in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”? Why?

9. Whom did Harriet Tubman marry later in life? Where did she live with her husband? How does the author describe Harriet’s death in Chapter 22: “The Last Years”?

10. What was Harriet’s principle reason for returning to Maryland in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”? What does the title of the chapter refer to?

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