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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 year was it when the woman wearing the faded sunbonnet stopped and spoke to Harriet in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

2. Who was the secretary of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee when Harriet first visited it in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?

3. What was the nearest village to the plantation where Harriet Tubman was born?

4. The woman who came looking for a young female slave to hire out in Chapter 4: “Hired Out” was married to whom?

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. Where was Harriet living in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”? What was her assigned work duty? How did she feel about it?

2. What does the term “hired out” mean? When and where was Harriet first hired out from the Brodas plantation?

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

4. What news influenced Harriet’s second attempt at fleeing in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”? Where did she go?

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

6. Where did Harriet Tubman work in Pennsylvania after her escape from slavery in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”? Who did she meet there?

7. What concerns led Harriet to plan an escape in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”? Who did she bring with her and why?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss Harriet’s friendship with the white woman who helped Harriet escape in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything.” How much was this friendship based on hope and trust? What did Harriet discover about the reality of the Underground Railroad from the woman? What gifts did they exchange?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Denmark Vesey and the slave rebellion of 1822. What were the repercussions of this uprising? How many slaves were executed for following Vesey and their participation in the rebellion? How did the event influence slave laws and regulations in the U.S.?

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