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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 “handsome black-haired Senator from Illinois” was trying to persuade the Senate to repeal the slavery restriction clause in 1854, according to the author in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?
(a) Jacob Jackson.
(b) Stephen Douglas.
(c) John Chase.
(d) John Stewart.

2. Who did Harriet and the fugitives meet when they arrived in Syracuse, New York, in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?
(a) Reverend J.W. Loguen.
(b) Reverend Theodore Parker.
(c) General David Hunter.
(d) Dr. Anthony Thompson.

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

4. Harriet Tubman was present when who was inaugurated as Governor of Massachusetts in January of 1861?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) John A. Andrew.
(c) Jefferson Davis.
(d) Henry Clay.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Old Rit and Ben were arguing when Harriet arrived with the wagon in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North” because Old Rit wanted to bring what along?

2. By what name did Harriet refer to Maryland in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?

3. Reverend Theodore Parker was elected chairman of what committee in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?

4. Benjamin Ross was described in the records as being how old in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?

5. Shadrach was arrested in Boston on what date and charged with being a fugitive slave?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. 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”?

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

9. 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?

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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