Harriet Tubman story by Ann Petry

Why do most slave escapes occur on Sundays?

• It was the first day of the week.

• It was a religious day or day of rest.

• Because Sunday rhymes with fun day.

How did Harriet Tubman signal to others that she arrived to help them?

• She would blow a horn.

• She would flash a flashlight three times.

• She would sing a biblical song.

What would happen if plantation owners were to catch fugitive slaves?

• They would torture them to death.

• They would let them have their freedom.

• They would whip them and sell them deeper into the South.

When Tubman and the fugitives arrive at a farmhouse where Tubman had stayed before, why does the man slam the door in her face?

• There were too many fugitives with her.

• Hunters had searched his land recently.

• She hadn't let him know she was coming.

• Both A and B.

Which of these sentences best summarizes the story?

• Harriet Tubman was an American hero.

• Harriet Tubman risked her life to get slaves to freedom.

• The Fugitive Slave Law was a cruel law.

When the author mentions Moses in the story, to whom does she refer?

• A biblical figure

• Fugitive slaves

• Harriet Tubman

Why does Harriet Tubman point a loaded rifle at one of the runaway slaves?

• He stole food.

• He wants to be a slave again.

• He threatened her.

• Both A and B.