Underground Railroad HMH Quiz Study Set

What conclusion can we come to about slave owners in the south based on this story?

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

• They were not willing to negotiate with Tubman.

• They considered slaves as valuable property that they wanted returned.

• They did not manage their plantations effectively.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What does the word severe mean?

• strict or harsh

• have no confidence in

• complete with regard to every detail

• firmly set in one's decision or course of action

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the term disheveled mean?

• unhappy

• messy or untidy, disordered

• unknown

• disturbed

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does the term cajole mean?

• to coax or urge gently

• to sing to

• to force

• to punish

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which word/phrase correctly uses the conditional mood in the underlined section of the following sentence:

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

• It is correct as is.

• were

• would be

• will be

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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

• At first, she is eager to get away from Maryland, but 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.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which of the following adjectives best describe Harriet Tubman (as shown in the story). Choose the best TWO answers.

• Determined & courageous

• Lazy & bitter

• Caring & self-less

• Selfish & unkind

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Conditional mood uses which of the following verbs?

• would or should

• can or can't

• has or had

• does or did

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What was Tubman's motivation?

• finding out what canada would be like

• moving to St. Catharines where black men lived

• leading more and more slaves to freedom

• making two trips a year into slave territory

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Which of the following sentences from the text suggests a despairing tone?

• But as they walked farther and farther away from the warmth and light, the cold and darkness entered into them.

• 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 rhuematism.

• For a while, as they walked, they seemed to carry in them a measure of contentment.

• She made the runaways take shelter behind trees at the edge of the fields before she knocked on the door.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4