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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much wood did Harriet usually cut per day as a part of her father’s team in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?

2. On what date was Nat Turner executed?

3. Harriet Greene was usually called what, according to the narrator inChapter 1: “The Quarter”?

4. According to the author in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet,” when Harriet would think of running away, what would stop her?

5. What was the name of Harriet’s sister that worked in the Big House in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt” describe?

2. Why was Harriet sewing a patchwork quilt in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”? What year did she begin her quilt?

3. What is related in the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 5: “Flight”? Who was James Clay?

4. What gifts and/or items did Harriet exchange with the white woman she first met with after fleeing the Brodas plantation in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

5. What did Harriet discover when she paid a lawyer to look into the details of Old Rit’s former masters in Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt”?

6. How does the author describe Harriet’s acquisition of knowledge by the time she was six in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old”? From whom did she gain this knowledge?

7. When and where was Harriet Tubman born? How does the author illustrate this setting in Chapter 1: “The Quarter”?

8. What does the author describe in the historic note at the end of Chapter 3: “Six Years Old”?

9. During what gathering did one of the slaves attempt escape in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”? Where did he run?

10. Where did Harriet go when she ran away in Chapter 5: “Flight”? How long was she gone and why did she return?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Harriet Ross’s illness and treatment during her stay with the Cooks. What did Mr. and Mrs. Cook do about Harriet’s condition? How was she treated when she returned to the plantation? What symptoms did Harriet exhibit?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the system of slavery in Maryland in 1820. What was “manumission” and why did this concept give hope to the slaves on the Brodas plantation? How did manumission apply to Harriet Ross’s parents, Old Rit and Ben? How did it apply to John Tubman?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the culture, society, and folklore of slaves on the plantations in the 1820s. How were the slaves’ religious beliefs influenced by their European and American owners? What were the societal rules within slave communities? How were weddings conducted and what owner approval was needed for slaves to marry?

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