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WorksheetsThe Road to Freedom
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
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
Fourth Person
What motivated Mama and Emma to run away?
The master 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 slaves 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 was a symbol used in the book to show that a station was safe?
Moss on a tree
A horse in the yard
A quilt on the fence
There was no clue that the house was safe
How did Emma and Mama hide during their journey? Select all correct answers.
Under the floor
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
Vocabulary: A guide on the Underground Railroad is called a
master
conductor
catcher
slave
What type of novel is Road to Freedom?
Non-fiction (true story)
Realistic Fiction (could happen but is made up)
Biography (true story of someone's life)
Historical Fiction (made up but includes true details of the past)
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
A plantation is
a small 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
A sale where goods are sold to the person who pays the most money is
an auction
a debt
a plantation
a heritage
What does the word stumble mean?
fall
crawl
rush
shudder
Which word is a synonym for stumble?
trip
climb
hurry
shiver
What does the word grumbled mean in the following sentence?
I was so hungry my stomach grumbled.
ran away
growled
collapsed
dropped
What does the word debts mean in this sentence?
"They said selling slaves was the only way he could pay his debts."
money that is owed
workers
plantation
crops
What dies the word master mean in the following sentence?
*The slaves master would not allow them to read.
person in charge
a great cook
gaining knowledge
showing great talent
Which word means the same as shuffling?
rearranging
dragging
lowering
ordering
Which word best describes the word screech?
loud sound
a break
a warning
a type of tree
Which of the following best describes a narrator?
The main character in the story.
The person from whose point of view the story is told.
The character who speaks the most.
The first character introduced in a story.
