Vocabulary
What does the word fugitive mean?
A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding.
"Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom" was written in the A. first person
B. second person
C. third person
D. fourth person
C. third person
How did Harriet announce her presence to slaves?
Singing a spiritual
The name Moses is actually?
A. Frederick Douglas
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. an unknown slave
D. Harriet Tubman
D. Harriet Tubman
What was Harriet Tubman's nickname?
Moses.
Which word is not spelled correctly?
A. insentive
B. recent
C. decent
D. acid
A. insentive (Correct Spelling is Incentive)
What season was it from the conditions described along the escape route?
fall or winter
The name "Underground Railroad" was named this because?
The slaves traveled secretly from stop to stop as if on a secret railroad.
A likely purpose in reading about Harriet Tubman would be?
A. learn about origin of African American spirituals
B. to find out about life on the Underground Railroad
C. to learn about African American influences in the arts
B. to find out about life on the Underground Railroad
A character full of subterfuge would be very?
A. sneaky
B. careful
C. kindhearted
D. flattering
A. sneaky
The runaways final destination is where?
Canada
What phrase best describes conditions on the journey north?
A. just as expected
B. much harder then expected
C. easier than expected
D. mostly friendly
B. much harder than expected
Why does Harriet keep telling stories full of hope?
To prevent them from being discouraged
Which of the following best states the most likely purpose this selection serves for a reader?
A. understanding about the life on southern plantation
B. learning about climatic changes along the east coast
C. understanding the nature and importance of human freedom
A. understanding the nature and importance of human freedom
The refugees of a war are the people who...
A. fight
B. organize antiwar protests
C. die
D. leave their homelands
D. leave their homelands
What is the danger of allowing a runaway to return to the plantation?
The runaway may report all the details of the Underground Railroad to the slave owners.
Which words in the following sentence signal that it is written in the third person? "She now had a definite crystallized purpose, and in carrying it out, her life fell into a pattern which remained unchanged for the next six years."
A. she, her, which
B. she only
C. she and her
C. she and her
Which of the following words is closest in meaning to fastidious?
A. dishonest
B. religious
C. quick
D. refined
D. refined
Name 5 characteristics of Harriet Tubman's character that we have discussed.
Brave, hero, selfless, strong and determined
What were 3 places that slaves went to after escaping?
Canada, Ohio, Kansas and Nebraska.
Other Answers include: Mexico and Florida
Why did Tubman make this trip several times, even though it was dangerous?
Tubman was a woman of strong convictions. She was determined to help other slaves escape to freedom, regardless of the risk.
Explain how the Underground Railroad came to an end.
When President Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in 1863.