Harriet Tubman Quiz Study Set

What is the definition of the word severe?

• offensively impolite or ill-mannered

• having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature

• strict, harsh or intense

• ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage

Which word would best replace the word disheveled in the following sentence?

The man who stood in the doorway looked at her coldly, looked with unconcealed astonishment and fear at the eleven disheveled runaways who were standing near her.

• unknown

• disturbed

• disordered

• unhappy

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

Because of the Fugitive Slave Law, runaways had to be sent back to their owners if caught.

• correct as is

• were

• will be

• would be

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.

• would be

• had been

• was

• correct as is

What is the definition of the word bitter?

• angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment

• sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfill one's hopes or expectations

• neither good nor bad; mediocre

• showing the loss of all hope

What is the definition of the word indifferent?

• angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment

• sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfill one's hopes or expectations

• neither good nor bad; mediocre

• showing the loss of all hope

What is the definition of the word disappointed?

• angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment

• sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfill one's hopes or expectations

• neither good nor bad; mediocre

• showing the loss of all hope

What is the definition of the word despairing?

• angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment

• sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfill one's hopes or expectations

• neither good nor bad; mediocre

• showing the loss of all hope

Read the sentence from paragraph 32.

They fell silent, sullen, suspicious.

Which word would best replace sullen in the sentence and convey a similar meaning?

• worried

• confused

• hostile

• gloomy

How does Tubman's attitude toward the state of Maryland change over the course of the selection?

• At first she is eager to get away from Maryland, but later she remembers it fondly.

• At first she thinks she will one day return to Maryland, but later she reconsiders.

• At first she thinks of Maryland fondly, but later she realizes its disadvantages.

• At first she thinks of Maryland as her home, but later she feels like a stranger there.