Harriet Tubman - Chapters 20-22

Question 1 BEST: FL-ELA.K12.EE.2.1

Which statement best explains why Harriet was feeling dissatisfied with her life at the beginning of Chapter 21?

• A. She was no longer living near her family and felt very lonely.

• B. She felt as if she was not doing anything for the cause of freedom.

• C. She wished that she had kept her job as a nurse at the hospital.

• D. She was depressed after hearing about the death of John Brown.

Answer explanation

The text states that Harriet was feeling dissatisfied because she was living her life freely, while knowing that people were still enslaved, and not knowing how to help.

Question 2 BEST: FL-ELA.K12.EE.2.1FL-ELA.K12.EE.3.1

Which inference best explains why Harriet told the little boy to go and yell “fire” (page 216)?

• A. She knew it would be the fastest way to get help from authorities.

• B. She thought that maybe it would scare the crowd away from Nalle.

• C. She knew it would draw a crowd, which she could use to help Nalle escape. 

• D. She thought that she had seen smoke and wanted people to get out of the way.

Answer explanation

Harriet knew that she had a better chance of helping Nalle escape if there was a large crowd, especially of people who were opposed to slavery. 

Question 3 BEST: FL-ELA.K12.EE.2.1

What is most closely the meaning of the word harbor as it appears in the text (page 214)?

• A. noun | a place of security and comfort  

• B. noun | a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage

• C. verb | to give shelter or refuge to

• D. verb | to be the home or habitat of

Answer explanation

The word harbor refers to the giving shelter to and hiding runaway enslaved people.

Question 4 BEST: FL-ELA.K12.EE.2.1FL-ELA.K12.EE.3.1

Harriet’s plan to help Charles Nalle escape mainly shows that.

• A. Harriet has built a trustworthy community who helps her when she needs them

• B. Harriet is able to think on her feet to help people in many different settings

• C. Harriet had learned about Nalle’s arrest ahead of time and went there on purpose

• D. Harriet is not as brave as she once was because she is afraid of being arrested

Answer explanation

This is an entirely new scenario for Harriet, yet she is able to think quickly and help someone escape.

Question 5 BEST: FL-ELA.K12.EE.2.1FL-ELA.K12.EE.3.1

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the statement that Harriet seemed to have a special angel watching guard over her?

• A. People find it hard to understand how Harriet was able to get so many people to freedom without getting caught. 

• B. Harriet always traveled with someone to help her, but no one knew who that person was.

• C. Many people think that Harriet was a bit reckless because she was convinced that an angel was protecting her.

• D. Harriet took many risks because people had convinced her that she had special protection and didn’t need to be as careful.

Answer explanation

The suggestion that Harriet must have had an angel watching over her suggests that people find it hard to believe that she was never caught, even though they know it’s true.

Question 6 BEST:  FL-ELA.K12.EE.2.1FL-ELA.K12.EE.3.1 

How does the author mainly show that Harriet is able to continue using what her father taught her when she became a nurse? 

• A. Harriet is able to move quietly from bed to bed without disturbing the other patients. 

• B. Harriet is eager to continue learning new things with each new position she takes. 

• C. Harriet uses the lessons Ben taught her about nursing to help her patients at the hospital.

• D. Harriet made a concoction of roots and herbs for a dying man, who started to get better.

Answer explanation

Harriet used her knowledge of plants, that she learned from her father, to help treat patients for whom nothing else was working.

Question 7 BEST:  FL-ELA.K12.EE.2.1FL-ELA.K12.EE.3.1. 

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the statement that Harriet was now a “reformer without a cause”? 

• A. Harriet was upset that people no longer wanted her help now that slavery had been abolished. 

• B. Harriet was tired and wanted to spend her time at home with her parents now that she was older. 

• C. Harriet felt as if she had done all that she could do to help others and wanted a break. 

• D. Harriet was feeling restless and unsure of what to do now that slavery had been abolished. 

Answer explanation

Harriet had spent the better part of her life rescuing people through the Underground Railroad and fighting against the institution of slavery, and once the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified she wasn’t sure what to do next. 

Question 8 BEST:  FL-ELA.K12.EE.1.1FL-ELA.K12.EE.2.1 

According to the text, which of the following statements best explains why Harriet was such a good storyteller? 

• A. She had a sense of drama and spoke with a rhythm she had learned from the King James Bible. 

• B. She had been getting guidance from others now that she was doing a lot more public speaking.

• C. Old Rit had taught Harriet long ago how to tell stories so that others would listen to her.

• D. Ben had been a skilled story-teller, so Harriet tries to mimic his style the best that she could.

Answer explanation

The text provides evidence that states these exact explanations.

Question 9 BEST:1 FLELA.K12.EE.2.1  Match each vocabulary word to its definition:

warmth or heartiness; hospitality

Question 9 BEST:1 FLELA.K12.EE.2.1  Match each vocabulary word to its definition:

freedom from work or time-consuming tasks