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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. Where did Harriet and her fugitive group stop to spend a night and part of the day as they made their way North in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?

2. By what nickname was Harriet Tubman called by many in 1858, according to the author in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”?

3. Approximately how old was Peter Pennington described as in the wanted poster in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”?

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

5. What were the names of the strangers from Cambridge who joined the fugitive party led by Harriet going North in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Harriet’s trip North in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks” more difficult than her previous trips? How did she succeed in crossing the river?

2. Whom did Harriet Tubman marry later in life? Where did she live with her husband? How does the author describe Harriet’s death in Chapter 22: “The Last Years”?

3. What happened to the abolitionists who helped the slave named Jerry, according to the author’s historical note in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?

4. How had Harriet’s route changed in her journeys along the Underground Railroad in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”? Why?

5. What speech of Abraham Lincoln’s is described in the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 21: “With the Union Army”?

6. What slave story does the author relate that took place in Boston in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?

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

8. Where did Harriet and her group of fugitives stay in Rochester, New York, according to the author in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”? How long was their journey into Canada?

9. Describe Old Ben’s actions and objectives in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers.” Why did Old Ben refuse to look at his children?

10. How many trips did Harriet Tubman make to Maryland between 1851 and 1857, according to the author in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”? Who was she rescuing in November of 1856?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Harriet’s relationship with Old Ben as illustrated in the biography. How did Harriet’s relationship with her father differ from that of her relationship with her mother? Why? How did Old Ben feel about Harriet’s work as “Moses”?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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