Ellen Craft and William Craft Escape Quiz

Where were the Crafts trying to go?

• Savannah, Georgia

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• The nearest train station

• A special doctor's office

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How did Ellen disguise herself to escape?

• She dressed as a child

• She dressed as a white man

• She dressed as a white woman

• She dressed as a slave owner

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Why did Ellen bandage her arm and wear dark glasses during the escape?

• To hide her identity as a woman

• To look like she was injured so she could not sign papers

• To protect herself from the sun

• To appear more intimidating

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CCSS.RL.7.9

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Which question is answered in paragraph 2?

• Where did the Crafts decide to escape to?

• How would Ellen disguise herself?

• How did they get to the train station?

• Why couldn’t Ellen read and write?

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The main purpose of paragraph 1 is to-

• explain the Craft’s plan

• tell where the Craft’s planned to go

• to introduce the problem

• show that slaves are very clever

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If the author wanted to add more details about the Craft’s time spent on the boat, which paragraph would it best fit in?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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In paragraph 2, the word daring means-

• brave

• quiet

• silly

• sneaky

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Which sentence is an opinion from the story?

• The Crafts set off on the night of December 21, 1848.

• Ellen Craft was a slave in Georgia.

• The Crafts were very brave to try escape in the open.

• They accomplished their goal by escaping in the open.

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This story is mostly about-

• slavery

• a clever escape

• going to Philadelphia

• dressing as a white man

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The main reason the author wrote this story is to-

• show how slavery was wrong

• explain how to escape slavery

• describe the route to freedom

• entertain you with a true story

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