1. “Harriet Tubman: Guide to freedom”
TEST REVIEW
The test is tomorrow, Tuesday, February 9th, 2010.

2. From what perspective is “Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom” written
From what perspective is “Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom” written? 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th? In the story, the man called Moses is actually who? To announce her presence to slaves, what did Harriet Tubman do?

3. What name did the slaves give to Harriet Tubman. Why
What name did the slaves give to Harriet Tubman? Why? What does the name Underground Railroad refer to and why was it named that? What is the purpose of reading the selection, “Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom”?

4. During what season are Harriet and the eleven runaway slaves traveling
During what season are Harriet and the eleven runaway slaves traveling? What are the conditions like on their journey north? What sorts of stories does Harriet tell the slaves and why?

5. When one of the runaways says, “Let me go back,” what does Harriet Tubman do? Why aren’t runaway slaves allowed to return to the plantations? What evidence exists that suggests that Harriet Tubman and the eleven runaway slaves stayed with Frederick Douglass in Rochester, NY?

6. Where is Harriet leading the runaways
Where is Harriet leading the runaways? Explain this statement: “She discovered that freedom meant more than the right to change jobs at will, more than the right to keep the money that one earned.” How can you tell this statement is in the third person? “She now had a definite crystallized purpose, and in carrying it out, her life fell into a pattern which remained unchanged for the next six years.”

7. Which of the statements below best represents
the most likely purpose of the selection?
Learning about the life on southern plantations before the Civil War.
Understanding the nature and importance of human freedom.

8. What does the word fugitive mean?
What does the word fastidious mean?
Which of the words below is spelled incorrectly?
Insensitive
Recent
Decent
Acid

9. Describe what you learned about Harriet Tubman’s personality and character from “Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom.” Is she a pure hero or someone with flaws? Explain. Explain whether or not Harriet Tubman was justified in threatening the life of the runaway slave who wants to turn back. What does “Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom” say about the importance of freedom to human life? Explain your answer.