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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. The escaped slave that Harriet helped flee from the courthouse in Chapter 21: “With the Union Army” was driven rapidly to what location before he went on to the West?

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

3. Harriet Tubman was present when who was inaugurated as Governor of Massachusetts in January of 1861?

4. Who had won the Republican nomination for the presidential election in 1860?

5. When recalling her patchwork quilt in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North,” Harriet realized that it had been what to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What slave story does the author relate in her historical note at the end of Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?

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

4. What rumors does the author describe of the figure called “Moses” in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?

5. Where did Harriet and her party of fugitives stop in Pennsylvania in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”? Why?

6. What did Harriet discover when she arrived at John Tubman’s cabin in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?

7. When was John Brown hanged? What is noted about his execution in the author’s historical note in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Benjamin Ross’s position within the slave community at Brodas plantation. Why was Ben respected by the other slaves? How was he regarded by the master? How did Ben’s position change as he grew older?

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

Discuss Harriet’s “sleeping seizures” and their impact on her actions and objectives following her recovery. How did her condition affect her ability to work on the plantation? How did the overseers treat Harriet? How did these seizures impact the other slaves?

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