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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. What did the overseer throw at the runaway slave but instead hit Harriet with it in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?
2. The narrator says in Chapter 2: “The First Years” that “Like all the other babies in the quarter, Harriet Ross cut her first teeth on” what?
3. Nat Turner was a slave where, according to the author in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?
4. Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States during what years?
5. How much did Dr. Thompson say cotton brought per pound in 1837?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is related in the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 5: “Flight”? Who was James Clay?
2. What were the lasting effects of Harriet’s injury in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?
3. 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”?
4. By what name was Harriet Tubman called as a child? Who cared for Harriet in her first years, as described by the author in Chapter 2: “The First Years”?
5. How did Harriet respond to the death of Edward Brodas in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”? Why did she respond in this way?
6. What does the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 9: “The Patchwork Quilt” describe?
7. What stories of runaway slaves did Harriet hear while working at the plantation in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?
8. When and where was Harriet Tubman born? How does the author illustrate this setting in Chapter 1: “The Quarter”?
9. What events does the author describe in the historical notes at the end of Chapter 1: “The Quarter”?
10. What concerns led Harriet to plan an escape in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”? Who did she bring with her and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Narrative Structure
a. Discuss the narrative structure of Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad. Is the narrative told in first, second, or third person? In present or past tense? Why do you think the author chose this narrative style?
b. How authentic do you think Petry’s biography is to the truth of Harriet Tubman’s actions, objectives, and character? Upon what information and facts did Ann Petry base her story? How much conjecture do you think is included in the book?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the Northwest Ordinance and Thomas Jefferson’s original proposal in 1784 to end slavery in all the territories. This proposal lost in Congress by one vote. Why do you think it lost? How would our nation differ today if that proposal had passed?
Essay Topic 3
What position did Thomas Jefferson hold on American slavery? How was his original draft of the Declaration of Independence amended? Why? In what ways did the statements in this historic document conflict with the reality of slavery in the country?
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