WorksheetsRemember Aunt Harriet
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Harriet Tubman was born into slavery.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
The article is written in what Point of View?
a)
3rd person-narrated by Harriet's great-great-niece
b)
1st person-narrated by the author, Rona Kobell
c)
2nd person-narrated from the owner of the park
3.
Valerie Ardelia Ross Manokey, and Charles E.T. Ross are what relation to Harriet Tubman?
a)
her great grandchildren
b)
her great-great niece, and great-great-great nephew
c)
no relation
d)
her husband's great-great aunt and uncle
4.
The article begins in what setting?
a)
Canada
b)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
c)
Cambridge, Maryland
d)
Baltimore, Maryland
5.
When 81-year-old Valerie Manokey enters the Harriet Tubman Visitor Center why is she MOST likely to feel amazed joy?
a)
She is overwhelmed that so many want to honor her ancestor, Harriet Tubman.
b)
She is not expecting anyone to be there.
c)
She is elderly and easily excited about small things.
d)
She is so glad that her nephew is there to witness such a historic event.
6.
When Manokey and Ross are introduced as Harriet's descendants, why did the crowd erupt into applause, and ask for autographs and photographs?
a)
They are in the presence of well-known celebrities.
b)
They are honored to be in the presence of Tubman's relatives.
c)
They are introduced as famous 1960's activists who worked with MLK, Jr.
7.
What significance does the title "Remember Aunt Harriet" have for the descendant, Valerie Manokey?
a)
Her parents told her the phrase to keep her from complaining about doing chores and working.
b)
Her parents told her the phrase when she was feeling depressed to keep her happy.
c)
Her parents told her the phrase to help her deal with the hardships of segregation and poverty.
8.
What character trait does Manokey exemplify based on her quote: "...Never, means you have just got to fight harder."
a)
respect
b)
responsiblity
c)
determination
d)
achievement
9.
According to the article, what has kept the area around the Tubman Visitor Center from developing, so that it still looks much like it did during Harriet Tubman's life?
a)
Remoteness and rising sea levels
b)
Protection as a natural bird sanctuary
c)
No interest since it's mostly wildlife
d)
It is all farmland owned by the government
10.
What can the reader infer based on the quote below from the National Parks director? "If Harriet Tubman came back today, she could navigate that landscape."
a)
Tubman was so experienced with navigating that she could do anything.
b)
The area Tubman navigated has not changed much in the past 150 years.
c)
The paths Tubman took are well-marked, so she could still find her way today.
11.
To what did Harriet Tubman compare slavery?
a)
death
b)
taxes
c)
hell
d)
heaven
12.
If one were traveling the 125 mile driving tour of Harriet Tubman they could visit many of the churches, cemeteries, and meeting houses used on her journey to freedom.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
You cannot visit the place where Harriet suffered her traumatic injury that caused her seizures for the rest of her life.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Using the map on page 30, on what major highway is the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center located?
a)
Highway 335
b)
Highway 16
c)
Highway 50
d)
Highway 334
15.
What does Valerie Manokey MOST likely mean when she states that while growing up in Cambridge racism was "very thick"?
a)
It was hard to identify.
b)
It was unlikely that anyone would notice it.
c)
It was never a concern for her.
d)
It was heavy and always there.
16.
Both Valerie Manokey and her nephew Charles Ross felt the need to do what as a profession?
a)
airport security
b)
medicine
c)
teaching
d)
law
17.
In 2008, Cambridge elected it's first black mayor, Victoria Jackson-Stanley. What can be inferred about the city of Cambridge, Maryland?
a)
It has embraced strong male leadership.
b)
It has not changed since Tubman's time.
c)
Racial relations are improving.
d)
It has realized women are more organized.
18.
As Tubman walked free, she is quoted. "There was such glory over everything; the sun came up like gold through the trees....I felt like I was in heaven." What type of figurative language is used and what does it MOST likely mean?
a)
hyperbole; she is warmed by the sun
b)
simile; she is seeing everything more brightly and positively
c)
metaphor; she is comparing freedom to gold
d)
personification; she is feeling like an angel in heaven
19.
How did some of the opposition (those against honoring Tubman) show their resistance to her National Park?
a)
They spit on her relatives.
b)
The vandalized her picture and shot her road sign.
c)
They protested in front of the visitor center.
d)
They refused to pay taxes to help build the park.
20.
Using the information on page 34, what would be the BEST source you use to get more information about national parks in the United States?
a)
www.nps.gov/
b)
www.google.maps.com
c)
www.harriettubmanbyway.org
d)
Dorchester County Courthous
21.
On page 32 and 33, Harriet's quoted saying, "I grew up like a neglected weed, ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it." Why do you think she compared herself to a weed?
a)
She was just a slave and never considered smart.
b)
She was unwanted like a weed in a garden.
c)
She was overlooked, and grew strong with no help.
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