When I Reach the Promised Land

Which word could replace uneasy as it is used in paragraph 2 of “When I Reach the Promised Land . . .”?

• A. brave

• B. calm

• C. nervous

• D. weakened

The following question has two parts.

First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A What can the reader infer about the phrase “promised land”?

• A. It is a location where slaves can be sold.

• B. It is a location on the Brodas Plantation.

• C. It is a location where slaves can find freedom.

• D. It is a location along the Underground Railroad.

Which quotation supports the answer to Part A?

• A. “. . . she stole away from Brodas Plantation on Maryland’s eastern shore, . . .” (paragraph 1)

• B. “Chained with other slaves, they were sent further south.” (paragraph 2)

• C. “Each of these stops was a ‘station’ on the road north to freedom.” (paragraph 4)

• D. “She had reached the free state of Pennsylvania, where slavery was outlawed.” (paragraph 6)

Part A What does the phrase “‘. . . and I felt like I was in heaven’” in paragraph 6 help the reader understand about Harriet Tubman?

• A. She was in hiding.

• B. She outlawed slavery.

• C. She was running away.

• D. She escaped from slavery.

Which phrase from paragraph 6 supports the answer to Part A?

• Finally, 90 miles from Brodas Plantation, Harriet Tubman set foot on free soil at daybreak.

• She had reached the free state of Pennsylvania, where slavery was outlawed. As the sun came up, Harriet Tubman said “I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person now I was free.

• There was such a glory over everything, the sun came like gold through the trees,

• over the fields, and I felt like I was in heaven.”

Select the statement that describes how Harriet Tubman’s life changed from the beginning to the end of the passage.

• A. Harriet Tubman helped many people become free from slavery.

• B. Harriet Tubman made many stops before finally reaching freedom from slavery.

• C. Harriet Tubman was a slave in the south and eventually became free from slavery.

• D. Harriet Tubman hid under a blanket to travel before finally reaching freedom from slavery.