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A person who is traveling with someone else.
What is a companion?
100
Why had William and Ellen been saving money?
to buy train tickets north
100
to be saved.
What is to be delivered?
100
what prefix means "not"?
un
100
Why are the other passengers so interested in what is happening to William and Ellen?
The officer is holding up the train; they feel sorry for Mr. Johnson.
200
to hide.
What is to be concealed?
200
What happens after the bell rings?
the passenger look at William, Ellen, and the Officer.
200
becoming brighter and then darker over and over.
What is flickering?
200
what prefix means to do again?
re
200
What conclusions can you draw based on how the conductor treats William and Mr. Johnson?
The conductor does not approve of slavery.
300
to hurry.
What is hastened?
300
Why does Ellen board a ferry?
to cross a river.
300
understanding; having a kind feeling for someone.
What is to be sympathetic?
300
what prefix means opposite or reverse?
dis
300
Why do the other men give William so much advice about how to escape from his master?
They thought that any slave would want to escape his master.
400
to shake with horror.
What is to have shuddered?
400
Is this sentence fact or opinion? "The officer seemed agitated."
opinion
400
to hurry.
What is hastened?
400
what is the root word in dependable?
depend
400
Why does Elle not have any money?
She gave it to William because they heard about pickpockets.
500
without hope.
What is despairing?
500
Why does Ellen cry when they leave the station?
she is happy that they are safe.
500
shake is a synonym
What is a synonym for shuddered?
500
What prefix means to make a certain way?
en-
500
Where do William and Ellen go after they get off the train in Philedelphia?
They go to an abolitionist's boarding house.