Harriet Tubman Test: Comprehension and Application
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Slave owners wanted to capture Harriet Tubman because she
led enslaved people to freedom.
sang forbidden spirituals.
fought for the Fugitive Slave Act.
frightened slaves with her stories.
What detail does the author include to characterize Tubman as courageous?
The runaways stayed with her, even while she slept.
She planned escapes that began on Sundays.
She led runaways though she knew she could be hanged.
The runaways were constantly tired, hungry, and cold.
The fact that Tubman and the runaways were turned away from one house on the Underground Railroad shows that
Tubman often made mistakes about where they could stay.
the runaways had to be more careful to avoid capture.
people who helped runaway slaves were also in danger.
slave owners had many friends living in the North.
Why did Tubman threaten to shoot one of the runaways?
He thought he could lead the way better than she.
He threatened to return to the plantation.
He wrote notes about the route they were taking.
He complained about having to sleep outdoors.
Why did Tubman have to take the runaways all the way to Canada instead of to a place in the North?
Cities and towns in Canada had agreed to provide jobs for all of the runaways that Tubman brought.
The cooler weather in Canada was helpful for runaways who became sick during the long journey.
The Fugitive Slave Law required that runaways be returned to the South if found in the North.
People in the North were no longer willing to provide food, shelter, or jobs for the runaways.
A biography is written
by the subject themself.
by someone other than the subject.
in first-person
in second-person
Jim Brown was a type of running back never seen before in the game of football. He was quick and fast like many halfbacks. Yet he was also massive and terribly strong. His muscular body was hard as stone. And when he ran, he often ran right over anyone who tried to tackle him.
This passage is probably part of—
a poem about an amazing athlete
a biography or biographical essay
an autobiography
an encyclopedia entry about football
Which sentence most likely comes from a biography?
"It was the funniest thing I'd ever seen."
"Some of the trees in that forest are more than 500 years old."
"As a college freshman, Martin joined the Drama Club."
"When the fire was extinguished, we began to search for our belongings."
The following passage could be part of a biography:
Craig was young, but he clearly was a genius. His coworkers could not believe how lucky they were to have him there.
True
False
The following passage could be part of a biography:
I decided to risk everything on this business. My savings would soon be gone. We needed some real income.
True
False
The following passage could be part of a biography:
Elizabeth studied by candlelight to complete her schooling.
True
False
Which of the following statements shows parallelism?
Sometimes she thought she had become nothing but a voice speaking in the darkness cajoling, urging, threatening.
He hesitated a moment and then he joined the others. They started walking again.
She lifted the gun, aimed it at the despairing slave and said, "Go on with us or die."
By slow stages they reached Philadelphia, where William Still hastily recorded their names, and the plantations whence they had some.
Which of the following statements shows parallelism?
In spite of the severe cold, the hard work, she came to love St. Catharines, and the other towns and cities in Canada where black men lived.
Late in December, 1851, Harriet arrived in St. Catharines. It had taken almost a month to complete this journey.
This time she told them about the long agony of the Middle Passage, about the black horror of the holds, about the chains and the whips.
She spent the summer there, cooking in a hotel. That fall she returned, as usual, to Dorchester County to help more slaves to freedom.
Which of the following statements shows parallelism?
Harriet had found it hard to leave the warmth and friendliness, too. But she urged them on.
But they had been tired too long, hungry too long, afraid too long, footsore too long.
They spent the night in the warm kitchen. They really slept, all that night and until dusk the next day.
While she talked, she kept watching them. They did not believe her. She could tell by their expressions.
Characterization reveals a person's qualities and personality. Which of the following statmentments support the idea that Harriet was a clever person.
When she knocked on the door of a farmhouse, a place where she and her parties of runaways had always been welcome, always been given shelter and plenty to eat, there was no answer.
They stumbled along behind her, half-dead for sleep, and she urged them on, though she was as tired and as discouraged as they were.
Sometimes one or the other would vaguely remember having heard a whippoorwill call somewhere in the woods, close by, late at night.
But there were so many of them this time. She knew moments of doubt when she was half-afraid, and kept looking back over her shoulder, imagining that she heard the sound of pursuit.
Among the slaves, Harriet Tubman was known as
the Great Emancipator.
Spartacus.
Moses.
Miss Tubman.
Based on "Harriet Tubman," why was Saturday night a good time for slaves to escape?
Slaves had more free time on Saturday.
Owners could not act until Monday.
Saturdays were considered lucky.
Owners slept late on weekends.
The Underground Railroad, described in "Harriet Tubman," was so named because
the slaves traveled on freight boxcars.
the railroad tracks ran underground.
the slaves dressed as train passengers.
homes on the route were like stations.
Why did Harriet Tubman tell the fugitives stories of others who had escaped to freedom?
to inspire them
to ease their boredom
to shame them into going north
to teach them some history
In "Harriet Tubman," what was the main danger of letting a runaway return to a plantation?
The runaway might conclude that slavery is preferable to freedom.
The runaway might be killed.
The runaway might report details of Tubman's methods for escape.
The runaway might discourage other slaves from attempting escape.
Which detail in "Harriet Tubman" best supports the idea that fugitives faced harsh conditions during the journey North?
One runaway wanted to return to slavery.
The weather in Canada was cold.
Runaways waited for Tubman to awake.
Strangers offered shelter.
Why did Harriet Tubman not tell the fugitives that she had never gone to Canada?
The information was not important.
She did not want to add to their fears.
She had one of her fits of sleep.
She wanted to surprise them on arrival.
How do you know that the fugitives had come to trust Harriet Tubman as their guide?
They sang "Go Down, Moses" to her.
They waited patiently while she slept.
They told Thomas Garrett.
They let her return for their friends.
According to "Harriet Tubman," what was Thomas Garrett's role in the Underground Railroad?
He was a public official in Canada.
He was a former plantation owner.
He gave fugitives shoes and shelter.
He accompanied Tubman on her trips.
In "Harriet Tubman," how long did it take to travel from the plantation to St. Catharines?
about a week
three months
about a month
a year
What main idea does the following passage from "Harriet Tubman" support?
She discovered that freedom meant more than the right to change jobs at will, more than the right to keep the money that one earned.
Freedom means keeping one job.
Freedom is more than material gains.
Freedom cannot be defined.
Freedom means earning a salary.
Why did Harriet Tubman decide to settle in Canada?
She became used to the cold weather.
She liked the freedoms for African Americans there.
She wanted to help former slaves there.
She had many friends there.
In "Harriet Tubman," what main idea do the details about William Still's records support?
The fugitives' trip north was difficult.
Harriet Tubman was justified in threatening to take a slave's life.
The escaping slaves were not able to carry much with them as they traveled north.
Information about escaping slaves had to be kept secret until slavery was abolished.
What causes the author of "Harriet Tubman" to think the eleven runaways stayed with Frederick Douglass?