Freedom Train Ch. 1-3

1.

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If any slave were to stop working because of exhaustion, what would happen to them?

They would take them to the "big house" to rest.

They would go back to their cabin.

A nurse would be called to the field.

They would get whipped by the overseer.

2.

1 point

What idea was puzzling to Harriet?

The horn worms took over the crops so fast.

The north star was so bright.

It took so many fabric squares to make the quilt.

A white man would go to jail fighting for the rights of slaves.

3.

1 point

What was Harriet's job on the plantation in the beginning of the book?

She chopped wood in the forest.

She picked cotton.

She cooked the food for Master.

She took care of Master's baby.

4.

1 point

What was the setting of the story?

in a Northeastern factory in the 1850's

on a plantation in Maryland in the 1820's

in a village in Africa

on a cotton plantation in the south in the 1900's

5.

1 point

Why did the plantation owners do the following?
1. Forbid the slaves to read the Bible.
2. Forbid the slaves to meet without a white man present.
3. Make the slaves sing while they worked.

They felt like the slaves' souls weren't worth saving.

They didn't want the slaves to plan rebellions and get hope.

They thought the slaves worked too hard.

They didn't want the slaves wasting their time.

6.

1 point

Who taught Harriet about finding her way in unfamiliar territory?

Her brothers

Old Rit

Daddy Ben

Old Cudjoe

7.

1 point

What does the word abolitionist mean in the following sentence.
David Walker was an abolitionist who wrote a paper.

one who wants to be a politician

one who farms

one who is against slavery

one who needs to see a doctor

8.

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What job did Harriet do after she was no longer allowed to work in the "big house"?

a field hand

a seamstress

a chamber maid

a blacksmith

9.

1 point

Harriet Tubman was born ________________.

in a hospital

to slave parents

in Africa

to a wealthy family

10.

1 point

What did Harriet become known for in the fields?

her knowledge of the crops

her strength

her humor

her singing

11.

1 point

Which character trait best describes Mistress Sarah?

kind

harsh

sensitive

gentle

12.

1 point

What is the one prized possession of Harriet's family?

Harriet's bonnet

their metal cooking pot

Daddy Ben's cane

their quilt

13.

1 point

What disease did Harriet get when she was a child?

measles

lukemia

chicken pox

cancer

14.

1 point

What did Harriet think of slavery?

She thought it was great.

She thought it was reasonable.

She thought it was fair.

She thought it was cruel.

15.

1 point

What does the word liberation mean in the following sentence?
Harriet desired liberation.

hope

freedom

food

friendship

16.

1 point

How old is Harriet Tubman when the book begins?

5 years old

7 years old

10 years old

17 years old

17.

1 point

How did Nat Turner's rebellion make Harriet feel?

It made her scared.

It made her questions white people.

It gave her hope.

It made her mad.

18.

1 point

What does the word ration mean in the following sentence?
Harriet's family had a ration of hoe cakes and salt pork.

daily portion

pile

an enormous amount

buffet

19.

1 point

What does the word despairingly mean in the following sentence?
Old Rit looked despairingly at her daughter.

mad

hopeful

without hope

hungry

20.

1 point

Why did Harriet run away from the "big house"?

she forgot something at home

she was homesick

she wanted to feed the pigs

she was going to be whipped