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WorksheetsFrom Fortune's Bones
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
In what year was Fortune's son Jacob probably emancipated?
1806
1803
1787
1784
When were Fortune's bones given to the Mattatuck Museum?
1970
1933
1803
1990
Why did the museum decide to put the bones into storage instead of displaying the skeleton?
The skeleton was no longer in good condition and needed to be restored.
Fortune's family was upset that the bones were on display and contacted the museum.
Times had changed and people now believed that showing the bones was disrespectful.
The skeleton was lost and found. It was boarded up in an attic, then discovered by a crew of workers hired to renovate an old building.
In what ways was Fortune different from other slaves? (Choose all correct answers).
Fortune was a baptized Christian.
Fortune owned a small house.
Fortune lived with his family.
Fortune cared for cattle and hogs on a farm.
Which of the following events happened first?
Dr. Porter died.
Fortune died.
Jacob was emancipated.
Fortune was bones in a Connecticut museum.
What does the last line, "but he was free," mean?
What was ironic and shocking about how Fortune's skeleton was used?
Dr. Porter preserved Fortune's skeleton to further the study of human anatomy.
Fortune wasn't buried in one of the town's cemeteries, like other slaves.
For generations, the Porters used it to learn the names of the bones, but they didn't know the real name of the skeleton they were studying.
Dr. Porter's sons were also doctors.
What happened to Fortune's skeleton before Sally Porter Law McGlannan gave it to the Mattatuck Museum? (Choose all correct answers).
It was boarded up in an attic.
It was discovered by a crew of workers.
Larry was written on its skull.
Fortune was buried.
Who was "Larry"? (Choose all correct answers).
A slave.
Someone who was hanged.
A husband.
A Revolutionary War hero.
A father.
How do you feel about what happened to Fortune?
