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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21: "With the Union Army".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Fugitive Slave Act enacted in the United States?
(a) 1770.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1860.

2. What was the name of William Henry Ross’s fiancée that he brought with him on the trip North in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?
(a) Catherine Kane.
(b) Eliza Ann Brodins.
(c) Ellen Craft.
(d) Mary Patterson.

3. 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”?
(a) Eliza Nokey.
(b) Catherine Kane.
(c) Ellen Craft.
(d) Mary Patterson.

4. How much wood did Harriet usually cut per day as a part of her father’s team in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?
(a) One cord.
(b) Four cords.
(c) Two cords.
(d) Half a cord.

5. Who did Harriet and the fugitives meet when they arrived in Syracuse, New York, in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?
(a) Reverend Theodore Parker.
(b) Dr. Anthony Thompson.
(c) Reverend J.W. Loguen.
(d) General David Hunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the president of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee when Harriet first visited it in Chapter 11: “Stranger in a Strange Land”?

2. How many of her brothers did Harriet convince to flee with her in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?

3. Thomas Sims was ordered to be returned to his owner where, according to the author in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?

4. What did Harriet describe drugging the twin babies with when she led a group of fugitives North in her lecture in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”?

5. How much did Dr. Thompson say cotton brought per pound in 1837?

(see the answer key)

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