Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

The Railroad Runs to Canada

Multiple Choice

Look at this line from the passage: "Now and then they heard whispered rumors to the effect that he was in the neighborhood. The woods were searched. The roads were watched." What mood is created here about "the man named Moses?"

• mystery

• humor

Multiple Choice

In these 2 sections, the word quarter is mentioned twice. Like: "Neither the master or the overseer had seen or heard anything unusual in the quarter." How is quarter being used?

• a coin worth $0.25

• the area where slaves live

Multiple Select

Which of these details reveal something about Harriet's character?

• husky voice

• carefully selecting the slaves that she would take with her

• imitating the call of a whipporwill for would-be runaways

Open Ended

Re-read this line about the effects of the Slave Law (a law that said that slaves who had escaped could still be brought back to their owners): "It was Thomas Sims, a boy, picked up on the streets of Boston at night and shipped back to Georgia. It was Jerry and Shadrach, arrested and jailed with no warning." Based on the syntax (arrangement of words), how do you think the author feels about the Slave Law?

Multiple Choice

What was significant about this group that Tubman was leading?

• It was the largest number of people she had ever taken.

• The members packed food for the journey.

Poll

In this last passage, the author says: "She had promised them food and warmth, and instead of that, there would be hunger and cold and more walking over frozen ground." This is an example of parallelism. True or false?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

What can we conclude about the travelers, based on this part of the biography?

• They knew the most difficult part of the journey was over.

• They were afraid of getting caught.

Multiple Select

Which details show Harriet's view of Thomas Garrett?

• He was a friend of all fugitives.

• He had the kindest eyes she had ever seen.

• He never used his strength to harm anyone.

Open Ended

In this first half of the biography, what is Harriet Tubman risking to be free?