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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. On what date was Nat Turner executed?

2. What were the names of the two men who helped Denmark Vesey in the resurrection by building homemade pikes?

3. When Harriet ran away from Miss Susan in Chapter 5: “Flight” she stayed in a pigpen from Friday until when?

4. Who was to oversee the plantation after Edward Brodas died?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the Christmas season in Chapter 3: “Six Years Old”? What were Harriet’s thoughts on this holiday?

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

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

4. What important skills did Old Ben teach Harriet in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?

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. How did the Fugitive Slave Law affect Harriet in her plight to rescue slaves, according to the author in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?

8. 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”?

9. What does “manumission” refer to? How did manumission give hope to the slaves on the plantations during Harriet’s childhood?

10. 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”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the figure of John Tubman and Harriet’s feelings for her new husband. What chances of freedom did Harriet gain by marrying a free man, if any? How did John feel about Harriet’s enslavement? How many African Americans at this time were free?

Essay Topic 2

The Routes of the Underground Railroad

a. Describe the routes taken by Harriet Tubman from Dorchester County, Maryland, to Pennsylvania, New York, and Canada. How did Harriet’s routes change over time? Why did they change?

b. Describe the other major networks of the Underground Railroad. What was considered one of the heaviest crossing points in Ohio? How far did the Underground Railroad span?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Harriet’s attempt to run away from Miss Susan in Chapter 5: “Flight.” What had Harriet hoped to accomplish when she first ran? Why did she return? What did she learn from this experience?

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