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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 was the name of the horse that Harriet stole in order to help her parents flee in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”?
(a) Dollie Mae.
(b) Mary Beth.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Melissa Ann.

2. 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) 1850.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1854.

3. By what nickname was Harriet Tubman called by many in 1858, according to the author in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”?
(a) Annie Wagner.
(b) Molly Pitcher.
(c) Priscilla Hutchins.
(d) Jenny Rodgers.

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

5. When was Thomas Sims arrested, according to the author in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?
(a) March 11, 1852.
(b) June 22, 1847.
(c) October 14, 1854.
(d) April 3, 1851.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money’s worth of “flesh and bone and muscle that belonged to Maryland planters” does the author say Harriet was smuggling to Canada in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?

2. When was the Fugitive Slave Act enacted in the United States?

3. Benjamin and John Ross worked for whom in Bucktown in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?

4. When did William Still publish the book of slaves’ records in The Underground Railroad?

5. According to the records taken in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers,” John Ross had left behind his wife whose name was what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What threat of violence did Harriet make against one of the slaves in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”? Why?

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. Where did Harriet and her group of fugitives stay in Rochester, New York, according to the author in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”? How long was their journey into Canada?

7. What rumors does the author describe of the figure called “Moses” in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?

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

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

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

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