From Hariet Tubman: Conductor on the underground Railroad

For a while, as they walked, they seemed to carry in them a measure of contentment; some of the serenity and the cleanliness of that big warm kitchen lingered on inside them. (paragraph 32)

• For a while, as they walked, they seemed to carry in them a measure of contentment; some of the serenity and the cleanliness of that big warm kitchen lingered on inside them. (paragraph 32)

• Ellen pretended to be very ill—her right arm was in a sling, and her right hand was bandaged, because she was supposed to have rheumatism. (paragraph 34)

• She told them about Frederick Douglass, the most famous of the escaped slaves, of his eloquence, of his magnificent appearance. (paragraph 36)

• These people who had risked their own security to help runaways would be ruined, fined, imprisoned. (paragraph 41)

• This time she told them about the long agony of the Middle Passage on the old slave ships, about the black horror of the holds, about the chains and the whips. (paragraph 43)

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Choose the word or phrase that correctly uses the conditional mood in the underlined section in the sentence below.

If Harriet Tubman had been caught, she would have been severely punished.

• was

• had been

• would be

• Correct as is

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What does Moses symbolize in paragraphs 1–3?

• Contentment

• Fantasy

• Freedom

• Religion

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Read the sentence from paragraph 12.

If they were caught, the eleven runaways would be whipped and sold South, but she—she would probably be hanged.

Which idea does this detail convey?

• Slavery was legal in the South but illegal in the North.

• The runaways and Harriet Tubman were taking a big risk.

• Slavery was evil and caused massive amounts of suffering.

• The runaways and Harriet Tubman were likely to be caught.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

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Which idea does the author’s tone in paragraph 12 help to convey about slave owners in the South?

• They were not willing to negotiate with Tubman.

• They did not manage their plantations effectively.

• They knew slavery was wrong but were driven by greed.

• They considered slaves valuable property that they wanted returned.

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