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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 place did Harriet tell her father about in Canada in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?
(a) Schenectady.
(b) St. Catharines.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Burlington.

2. When was the Fugitive Slave Act enacted in the United States?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1770.

3. It was the fall of what year that “Harriet Tubman began to feel uneasy about three of her brothers” that were still on the plantation in Maryland in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1857.

4. The discovery of missing slaves always seemed to happen on what days of the week in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Tuesdays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Wednesdays.

5. On what date did Reverend Theodore Parker write a letter to Millard Fillmore in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?
(a) November 21, 1850.
(b) August 7, 1852.
(c) June 3, 1846.
(d) April 28, 1856.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was John Tubman murdered?

2. Where did William and Ellen Craft go after arriving in Philadelphia, according to Harriet’s story in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?

3. Where was John Brown executed?

4. Who said in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks,” “I’ll wade no freezin’ water for no crazy woman”?

5. Where did Harriet stop to buy some chickens in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”?

Short Essay Questions

1. At whose urging did Harriet begin speaking publicly, according to the author in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”? When and where did this occur?

2. What slave story does the author relate in her historical note at the end of Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?

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

4. What was the first obstacle that Harriet met on her journey North with refugees in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?

5. What happened to Jacob Jackson’s letter in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”? How did he respond to the situation?

6. How did Harriet maintain the motivations of the refugee slaves in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?

7. What was Harriet’s trip North in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks” more difficult than her previous trips? How did she succeed in crossing the river?

8. Who was Harriet going to rescue in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”? How did she disguise herself?

9. In what capacity did Harriet serve the Union Army during the Civil War?

10. What did Harriet discover when she arrived at John Tubman’s cabin in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?

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