Freedom Train Test Ch. 4-5

1.

1 point

After Harriet and John were married, she fulfilled a promise she had made to herself by...

Having three sons

running away to Baltimore

buying a cabin of her own

making a quilt like Old Rit's

2.

1 point

Harriet would hire herself out for cotillion.
What is a cotillion?

party

dance

sewing

farming

3.

1 point

Harriet was one of the first to be hired out to more neighboring farmers because...

her sullen expression and rocklike chin made Master uncomfortable

her body was not fit for pulling a loaded wagon

she was always ill

she was too weak to be a field hand

4.

1 point

What did Harriet dream of while she was sick?

the big cities of the north

working on a cotton plantation

Marrying Big Jim

Women dressed in white

5.

1 point

What is a free Negro?

a slave that can "hire oneself out"

a Negro who owns himself and has no Master

an escaped slave

a person with black skin

6.

1 point

In the Underground Railroad, houses and barns were called _______.

conductors

stations

passengers

tickets

7.

1 point

How did Harriet act when other slave owners came to look at Harriet in hopes of purchasing her?

happy and excited

stubborn and sick

lonely and sad

old and tired

8.

1 point

On a blistering Sunday in the summer of 1849 the big blow fell. The big blow was...

Harriet gained her freedom

John got a job with Master

Master was dead

Miss Sarah bought 10 new slaves

9.

1 point

What did Harriet do to the overseers that allowed Jim to escape?

She tackled the overseer.

She knocked over a box in his way.

She outstretched her arms and blocked his way.

She tricked him.

10.

1 point

Which one of the following people would not work on the Underground Railroad?

a Quaker

a slave owner

a minister

a free slave

11.

1 point

Why did Master and Miss Sarah not force Harriet to marry and have children?

They wanted her to be lonely.

They said the children would be idiots like Harriet.

They were jealous of Harriet.

They already had too many slaves.

12.

1 point

The effect of Harriet's being hit in the head with a two-pound weight by the overseer was...

that Harriet became blind

that Harried was flogged

that Harriet had frequent sleeping spells

that Harriet died immediately

13.

1 point

In Ch. 4, The Train Whistle Blows, Jim tells Harriet of another railroad.
"Tain't as comfortable as the Baltimore and Ohio"
What is Jim describing?

The Freedom Train

Hotels in Baltimore and Ohio

The Underground Railroad

14.

1 point

How much did Master want from Harriet to buy her freedom?

$5

$50

$500

$5,000

15.

1 point

How did Harriet earn money?

farming

washing

baking

all of the above

16.

1 point

What does the word girth mean in the following sentence?
Harriet had a small girth, but she was strong.

the measure in height of anything

the measure around anything

the measure in weight of anything

the measure of the age of anything

17.

1 point

Master's boots had a lustrous quality.
What does lustrous mean?

dirty

old

heavy

glossy

18.

1 point

Old Rit felt ____________ for her daughter.

hopeful

happy

nothing

scared

19.

1 point

To where did Harriet want to escape?

West

South

North

East

20.

1 point

What did Daddy Ben advise Harriet to do when she hired herself out?

Save her money and buy her freedom

Go work in the Big House

Buy her own cabin

Get married