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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. In what year was Thomas Sims sent to Vicksburg, where the Federal Army was besieging the city?
(a) 1863.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1858.

2. What was the name of John Tubman’s new wife when Harriet returned for him in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Mary.
(d) Eliza.

3. How many nights after General Robert E. Lee’s surrender was Abraham Lincoln shot?
(a) 6.
(b) 25.
(c) 2.
(d) 13.

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. Where did Franklin B. Sanborn ask Harriet to give a lecture when he first met her in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”?
(a) Washington Hall.
(b) Bastille Hall.
(c) Jefferson Hall.
(d) Faneuil Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Harriet do when one of the slaves started to turn back on her trip to Canada in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?

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

3. The escaped slave that Harriet helped flee from the courthouse in Chapter 21: “With the Union Army” was driven rapidly to what location before he went on to the West?

4. Who was John Chase’s master, according to the records in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. When was John Brown hanged? What is noted about his execution in the author’s historical note in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”?

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