Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

What was Harriet Tubman's nickname?

• Moses

• Jesus

• Noah

• Abraham

What was the passcode for the Underground Railroad?

• A friend of Dorothy

• A friend with friends

• A friend with gifts

• A friend of coal

Why did the slaves have to wait for a clear night to make their flight to freedom?

• They didn't want to catch a cold if it rained

• They needed to see the North Star to know which direction to go

• They needed the moonlight to see where they were going

• They believed it was a good omen

Technique authors use to reveal what a person or character is like are called...

• figurative language

• dialogue

• biographies

• characterization

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ELA.8.R.1.1 - Characterization

Indirect Characterization is when we are explicitly told about a character's traits

• True

• False

To remain or stay longer is...

• to evoke

• to cajole

• to instill

• to linger

Harriet said that the quaker had, "thick white hair, soft, almost like a baby's"

What type of figurative language is this?

• a metaphor

• a simile

• personification

• an idiom

A whippoorwill is a type of ...

• fox

• bird

• flower

• food

The word ELOQUENCE means...

• To bring something to mind

• To remain or stay longer

• When something is messy or untidy

• The ability to speak powerfully & persuasively

The author uses three verbs—cajoles, urges, threatens—to show what Harriet Tubman does to keep her followers from giving up. Of those 3 words that have similar meanings, which has the most negative connotation?

• cajoles

• urges

• threatens

• they are all neutral