Characters
This character has a perfect memory, aside from their mother, and can perform conduction.
Hiram Walker
Located in the town of...
Starfall
This character is in charge of the Virginia Underground.
Corinne Quinn
This conductor in the Underground Railroad saved over 70 people...
Harriet Tubman
The meaning of scandalous is...
disgraceful
Thought to be an angry person, but they endured a lot of loss in their life, including attempting to buy their own freedom.
Thena
The state of Lockless at the end of the novel was...
A station of the Underground
This character is in charge of the Philadelphia Underground.
Raymond White
At a young age, Harriet Tubman fractured her skull when...
A master threw a weight at a runaway boy, missing and striking her.
The meaning of brograns is...
work shoes
This character would sneak out and explore New York City, attending the lectures of abolitionists, which is where they met Micajah Bland.
Corinne Quinn
The state of Lockless/Starfall when Hiram returned from the north...
run down/destroyed
A field agent is someone who....
A house agent is someone who...
A field agent goes out and saves the tasked through the stations of the Underground.
A house agent prepares the letters for the field agents and tasked by studying the master's very carefully.
Considered to be the "Father of the Underground," helping to save over 700 slaves...
William Still
The meaning of reign is...
Have power or influence
This character bought their own freedom, then secretly worked for Ryland's Hounds.
Georgie Parks
The name of the river just outside of Lockless where Maynard drowned is...
The River Goose
Mary Bronson had to be freed in Philadelphia because...
She was with her master and asked for her freedom. According to Philadelphia law, her wishes had to be obeyed.
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 meant...
All escaped slaves, if found, would be sent back to their masters, even if found in the free states.
The meaning of scrutiny is...
close inspection
This character lost their parents at a young age, was separated from their sister, and went on to fight in a war and saw the Native Americans get treated poorly, which inspired them to join the Underground.
Micajah Bland
Hiram's feelings toward his father at the beginning of the novel vs the end.
Hiram wanted to please, impress, his father at the beginning of the novel. He impressed Howell so much with his perfect memory, he and Thena were moved to the big house.
Hiram, in his return to Lockless, begins to look down at his father, seeing him as weak and dependent on slavery. After finding the shell necklace, Hiram makes sure Howell sees it around his neck, so he knew Hiram remembered everything he had done.
This is how the Philadelphia Underground is operated...
This is how the Virginia Underground is operated...
The Philadelphia Underground can be operated out in the open, as it is well supported since slavery is illegal. Runaways are protected.
The Virginia Underground must be very well planned out as it is very secretive, as slavery is legal. The risk is very high.
The name of the novel based on the character Otha White...
The Kidnapped and the Ransomed. The Extraordinary Story of Peter Still and His Family.
The meaning of succor is...
relief or aid