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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 did Reverend Theodore Parker write a letter to Millard Fillmore in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?

2. Benjamin and John Ross worked for whom in Bucktown in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?

3. Where was Harriet working in June of 1857, according to the author in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”?

4. Where was John Tubman murdered?

5. Who was the one woman in the group of fugitives that Harriet was helping North in November of 1856 in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”?

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

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

5. How did Harriet maintain the motivations of the refugee slaves in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?

6. What happened to Jacob Jackson’s letter in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”? How did he respond to the situation?

7. 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”?

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

9. What was Harriet’s objective in returning to Maryland in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”? How did she remit word that she would be arriving?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of child slavery within the United States. In the 17th century, Virginia, followed by other southern colonies, enacted law establishing that children of slave mothers were born into slavery. How were children of slaves dealt with prior to this? What percentages of slaves in the 1800s were children?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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”?

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