WorksheetsRoad to Freedom
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who is the main character in the story?
Mama
Papa
Emma
Harriet
From which point of view is the story told?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
What motivated Mama and Emma to run away?
The enslaver had sold Papa two winters ago
They did not like the way they were being treated
Mama was worried Emma was going to be sold at auction
All the other enslaved people were also running away
What was the only food Mama and Emma took with them when they ran away?
cornbread and bacon
ash cake and salted meat
vegetable stew
they did not have time to take food
Which star did enslaved people use to help guide them?
The Big Dipper
The sun
The Drinking Gourd
The North Star
How did Mama and Emma know the first station was safe?
They saw a lantern in the window
The old woman told them to come in
The old woman put the quilt on the fence
There was no clue that the house was safe
How did Emma and Mama hide during their journey?
In a basement
Behind a tree
Under potatoes in a wagon
In the hayloft in a barn
What was the name of the famous Underground Railroad Conductor that helped Emma and Mama?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
What type of novel is Road to Freedom?
Non-fiction
Realistic Fiction
Biography
Historical Fiction
Vocabulary: A guide on the Underground Railroad is called
an enslaver
a conductor
a catcher
an enslaved person
Which of the following animals would be most likely to whinny?
A human
A horse
A cow
A pig
A plantation is
a piece of land or area
a sale where goods are sold
a large farm where crops are grown
a time for planting food to grow
Which is NOT a synonym for screech?
shrill cry
squeal
whisper
shriek
A sale where goods are sold to the person who pays the most money is
an auction
a debt
a plantation
a heritage
Which is the best theme of Road to Freedom?
If you work hard, good things will happen to you
There should not be slaves in the United States
Characters needs to help each other achieve freedom
People can work together to fight injustice
