Selection Test: From Harriet Tubman

What does Moses symbolize in paragraphs 1-3?

• Freedom

• Religion

• Fear

• Doubt

What does the author’s tone in paragraph 12 best help to convey about slave owners in the South?

• They were willing to negotiate with Tubman

• They did not manage their plantations effectively

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

• They considered slaves valuable property that they wanted to be returned

Which sentence does the author use to create a hopeful mood?

• These people who had risked their own security to help runaways would be ruined, fined, imprisoned.

• She told them about Frederick Douglass, the most famous of the escaped slaves, of his eloquence, of his magnificent appearance

• Ellen pretended to be very ill-her right arm in a sling, and her right hand was bandaged because she was supposed to have rheumatism

• This time she told them about the long agony of the Middle Passage on the old slave ships, about the black horror of the holds, about the chains and the whips

Read the sentence from paragraph 32 of the selection. “But as they walked farther and farther away from the warmth and the light, the cold and the darkness entered into them.” Which tone does the imagery in this sentence suggest?

• Bitter

• Indifferent

• Angry

• Despairing

What was significant about the group Tubman led to escape slavery in December 1851?

• It was the largest number of people she had ever taken

• It traveled deeper into the swamp than ever before

• It journeyed farther south than previous groups

• It included eleven members of the same family

Read this sentence from paragraph 12. “If they were caught, the eleven runaways would be whipped and sold South, but she-she would probably be hanged.” The author includes this sentence most likely to emphasize that Tubman-

• Felt that she needed to look out for herself more than others

• Thought that the risks of danger on her journey were unlikely

• Thought that the risks of danger on her journey were unlikely

• Continued bravely despite her own fears and doubts

What can you conclude about the travelers based on the details in paragraph19?

• They were afraid of getting caught

• They were thankful to be journeying north

• They slept a lot to restore their energy

• They knew the most difficult part of the journey was over

Read the sentence from paragraph 32 of the selection. “They fell silent, sullen, suspicious. She waited for the moment when someone of them would turn mutinous.” What does the word sullen mean in the sentence?

• Resentful

• Rage

• Sadness

• Excited

Which statement best supports the conclusion that the selection is a biography?

• It includes dialogue

• It uses descriptive language

• It includes information about slavery.

• It describes the life of a historical person.

Which of these are the four main methods of characterization?

• Description, speech, action, reaction

• Description, dialogue, action, repeat

• Description, dialogue, action, reaction

• Description, dialogue, memory, reaction