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Harriet Chapters 1-4

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  • TRUE or FALSE? Old Rit thinks highly of the Cooks.
    FALSE
    TRUE
  • How does Mrs. Cook respond to Harriet's illness?
    She sent for Old Rit to come and get Harriet.
    She says that Harriet is faking it.
    She takes care of her like she was her own child
    She complained to Harriet's master
  • The following sentence is about this person. "All of the little ones, too young to run errands, were placed under the care of a woman, so old she could no longer work."
    The old woman who was the children's caretaker
    Mrs. Cook to whom Harried was "hired out"
    Minty
    Old Rit who was Harriet's mother
  • What was the most important reason why most of the slaves enjoyed the Christmas season?
    There was little work to be done.
    They received a lot of gifts.
    The fire was warm.
    They were allowed in the Big House at this time.
  • Why were the masters afraid of the slaves?
    They might run away and cost the masters money
    They might call the police and report the masters
    They might start a revolt against the masters
    They might steal the master's belongings
  • Denmark Vesey's actions affected the lives of slaves in all of the following ways EXCEPT...
    They were not supposed to talk to each other.
    It was no longer safe to walk along the roads at night.
    They had to be careful which songs they sang.
    They held secret meetings in order to plan their escape.
  • "Seen from a distance, these sway-backed cabins seemed to huddle together as though for protection." The author mostly likely uses personification to emphasize
    the poor condition and vulnerability of the slave cabins
    the cabins were constucted using crude materials
    that cabins were built close together for structural support
    the slaves hid inside the cabins for safety
  • According to Harriet's mother, what is the worst job for a slave?
    a weaver
    a nurse
    a field slave
    a cook
  • Why did Mrs. Cook send Harriet back to the Brodas plantation for good?
    Mrs. Cook said she was unteachable - wouldn't weave
    Ben asked for her to be returned - said she was too young
    Her voice had a huskiness to it after being so sick.
    Old Rit was worried about her.
  • Which of the following from the text is an example of Harriet being defiant?
    She becomes too ill to work at the Cooks.
    She refuses to learn to weave.
    She becomes too ill to work at the Cooks.
    She cuts her first teeth on a piece of pork rind.
  • Who was Denmark Vesey?
    a carpenter who built furniture for the master
    the plantation's overseer
    a self-educated man who planned and led an insurrection
    Harriet Tubman's first husband
  • Harriet was proud of her father because
    he told Bible stories.
    he had a beautiful singing voice.
    he was able to predict the weather accurately.
    he told Harriet about things that grew in the woods.
  • The master thought highly of Ben and Old Rit because...
    They keep to themselves.
    They do not go to church.
    They are smart, well-behaved, and loyal.
    They teach their children how to work hard.
  • When she was a baby and child, Harriet was known by what name?
    Araminta, Minta, Minty
  • Who was skeptical (unsure) that Harriet would be safe if she learned to weave?
    Harriet
    Mrs. Cook
    Ben
    Old Rit
  • What does the author do to provide a larger context for Harriet's life and show how the events of her life were influenced by what was going on in the country?
    Includes detailed descriptions of the Brodas plantation
    Provides dialogue between Harriet and other characters
    Ends each chapter with summary of national historical events
    Focuses on Harriet's personal experiences and emotions
  • "Someone had taught her where to look for the North Star...and told her that anyone walking toward the North could use that star as a guide." What is the author doing by including this information about Harriet's childhood?
    Connecting her childhood knowledge to future conductor role
    Ben mentioned the woods and the berries that grew there.
    Highlighting Harriet's early interest in astronomy
    Ben talked about the arrival of wild ducks
  • What is manumission?
    a promise to set faithful and hardworking slaves free
    an important assignment for slaves to complete
    a man on a mission
    no idea what this word is
  • Which of the following inferences can be made about the relationship between the slaves and their master, Edward Brodas?
    primarily interested in selling slaves for profit
    encouraged his slaves to seek freedom and education
    a kind and benevolent master- treated slaves well
    unaware of the harsh conditions in which his slaves lived
  • "She was always singing or humming...pausing in her play to look upward, watching the sudden free flight of the birds..." What inference can be made about Harriet from this passage?
    She was easily distracted like a typical child.
    She viewed the world with the wonder of a child.
    She didn't know how to talk like other children.
    She was a recalcitrant (unwilling to obey) child.
  • Which detail shows that Ben had a good reputation?
    There was something free and wild in Harriet because of Ben.
    He was always talking about the woods.
    He had never been known to tell a lie.
    Ben knew about rivers and creeks and swampy places.
  • Farmers and householders "rent" enslaved people from wealthier plantation owners because they do not have the means to own their own.
    "borrowed"
    "sold"
    "hired out"
    "escaped"
  • True or False? The slaves believe that Masters most likely lied about catching and selling all escaped slaves.
    FALSE
    TRUE
  • The day of the month when slaves were given food and clothes
    Gotcha Day
    Christmas Day
    Issue Day
    Distribution day
  • What can you infer about the masters' beliefs regarding educated slaves from this statement: "The masters said that even a little learning made a slave discontented and unfit for a life of slavery."
    All are correct
    Slaves' knowledge and intelligence seen as threats to system
    Educating them could inspire subversive thoughts and actions
    Keeping slaves ignorant was necessary to maintain obedience
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