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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. Harriet had not seen her father for how many years when she and her brothers stayed in the fodder house by their cabin in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. On what date was John Brown executed?
(a) June 17, 1854.
(b) December 2, 1859.
(c) October 27, 1861.
(d) March 6, 1862.

3. Who said in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks,” “I’ll wade no freezin’ water for no crazy woman”?
(a) William Still.
(b) Theodore Parker.
(c) Peter Pennington.
(d) Henry Clay.

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

5. Who was elected President of the Confederacy in 1861?
(a) Reverend John Rankin.
(b) Jefferson Davis.
(c) Henry Clay.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who passed Harriet Tubman in a wagon as she walked down the road with the chickens in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”?

2. Where was Harriet visiting friends on October 17, 1859, according to the author in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”?

3. Who shot Abraham Lincoln?

4. 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”?

5. The letter that Harriet carried and was dated July 6, 1863, was from Colonel Montgomery to whom, in Chapter 22: “The Last Years”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. How many trips did Harriet Tubman make to Maryland between 1851 and 1857, according to the author in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”? Who was she rescuing in November of 1856?

6. 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”?

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

8. 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”?

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

10. 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?

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