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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 Tubman worked a summer where to save her money to go South and persuade John Tubman to join her in the North?
(a) Schenectady, New York.
(b) Southampton, Virginia.
(c) Bucktown, Maryland.
(d) Cape May, New Jersey.

2. Where was Harriet Tubman on April 27, 1860, according to the author in Chapter 21: “With the Union Army”?
(a) Cape May, New Jersey.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) Troy, New York.
(d) Burlington, New Jersey.

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

4. The letter that Harriet carried and was dated July 6, 1863, was from Colonel Montgomery to whom, in Chapter 22: “The Last Years”?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) General Gilmore.
(c) Jefferson Davis.
(d) Charles Nalle.

5. Old Ben was being questioned by the master because what slave had said that Ben helped him, and then returned to his master Barrett in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”?
(a) Jack.
(b) Benjamin.
(c) Peter.
(d) Robert.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who told Harriet in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform” that he had a letter from Franklin Sanborn relating John Brown’s goal of obtaining recruits in Canada?

3. On what date was John Brown executed?

4. In what year was Thomas Sims sent to Vicksburg, where the Federal Army was besieging the city?

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who was Harriet helping escape enslavement in the beginning of Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”? Where did they stay before leaving the plantation?

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

9. 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”?

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

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