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

2. Who was the United States Commissioner who presided at Thomas Sims’s hearing?

3. What did Harriet do when one of the slaves started to turn back on her trip to Canada in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?

4. Where was John Brown executed?

5. Who shot Abraham Lincoln?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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”?

2. What letter of Reverend Theodore Parker’s is described in the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?

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. What slave story does the author relate in her historical note at the end of Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?

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

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

7. Where did Harriet take the fleeing fugitive slaves she accompanied in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”? How did she travel?

8. What was Harriet’s principle reason for returning to Maryland in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”? What does the title of the chapter refer to?

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

10. When was John Brown hanged? What is noted about his execution in the author’s historical note in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Harriet Tubman’s Impact and Influence

a. How many slaves did Harriet Tubman help to escape slavery? What influenced Harriet to return to Maryland and endanger herself in order to help others escape?

b. How did the stories of “Moses,” “Molly Pitcher,” and Harriet Tubman influence the American perspective of slavery? What hope did Harriet Tubman give to other slaves who longed for freedom?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the figure of Miss Susan and Harriet’s duties within Miss Susan’s home. How did Harriet feel about this home in comparison to the Cooks’? Who attempted to stand up for Harriet? Why?

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