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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. How many slaves were in the party that Harriet planned to take to Canada in the beginning of Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?
2. Where did Franklin B. Sanborn ask Harriet to give a lecture when he first met her 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. The discovery of missing slaves always seemed to happen on what days of the week in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?
5. Who shot Abraham Lincoln?
Short Essay Questions
1. What slave story does the author relate that took place in Boston in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?
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 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?
4. At whose urging did Harriet begin speaking publicly, according to the author in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”? When and where did this occur?
5. 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?
6. Where did Harriet and her party of fugitives stop in Pennsylvania in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”? Why?
7. What slave story does the author relate in her historical note at the end of Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?
8. What did Harriet discover when she arrived at John Tubman’s cabin in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?
9. How did Harriet maintain the motivations of the refugee slaves in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?
10. Where did Harriet take the fleeing fugitive slaves she accompanied in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”? How did she travel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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.?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Nat Turner’s rebellion and subsequent execution. How many individuals were killed in the rebellion? How did this event influence the Virginia Assembly? What impact did it have on slave laws and policies elsewhere?
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