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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 was Millard Fillmore’s title when he received a letter from Reverend Theodore Parker in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?
2. When recalling her patchwork quilt in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North,” Harriet realized that it had been what to her?
3. Harriet had not seen her father for how many years when she and her brothers stayed in the fodder house by their cabin in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?
4. By what nickname was Harriet Tubman called by many in 1858, according to the author in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”?
5. Who was John Chase’s master, according to the records in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers”?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What was the first obstacle that Harriet met on her journey North with refugees in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?
3. How had Harriet’s route changed in her journeys along the Underground Railroad in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”? Why?
4. 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?
5. Where did Harriet and her party of fugitives stop in Pennsylvania in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”? Why?
6. What speech of Abraham Lincoln’s is described in the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 21: “With the Union Army”?
7. Who was Harriet going to rescue in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”? How did she disguise herself?
8. What letter of Reverend Theodore Parker’s is described in the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?
9. Where did Harriet take the fleeing fugitive slaves she accompanied in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”? How did she travel?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe chain gangs and the differences between slavery in the North and the South during the 1820s and 1830s. Why was slavery considered more fearful in the South to slaves like Old Rit in the narrative? What rights did any slave mother have regarding their children?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the culture, society, and folklore of slaves on the plantations in the 1820s. How were the slaves’ religious beliefs influenced by their European and American owners? What were the societal rules within slave communities? How were weddings conducted and what owner approval was needed for slaves to marry?
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