Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman Guided Reading Questions Ch.7-9
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What have all the slaves turned out to do at harvest? Why are “Barrett’s slaves” being ridiculed? Why are silent slaves dangerous? Why does the tempo (speed) of the singing increase? Why is Harriet following the runaway slave and the overseer? What happened in the store the runaway slave ran into? Why will Harriet be sold South? Why do you think Harriet had blocked the overseer . . . what Had made her so bold and brave? Why was the Master unable to sleep? Why is Harriet praying for the Master? What odd problem is Harriet experiencing because of her head injury? Why is she afraid of being sold South? Why is Harriet filled with horror? Why did the Master’s death scare the slaves? Why was Harriet hesitating to run away? How does Harriet explain the slaveholder’s behavior? How were the slaves showing their respect for Harriet? What weakness stopped Harriet from running away? Why was Mr. Stewart willing to let Harriet work with the men? What does “hire her time mean”? What was Ben training Harriet for? Why does Harriet have a hard time holding a needle? Why was she making the quilt? What did Harriet find out about Rit and her “freedom”? How was the price of cotton making life hard? Why did John Tubman say the slaves who went North must have died? Why wouldn’t John Tubman run away with Harriet? What did John say he’d if she ran? Did Harriet believe him? What did Thomas Garrett say after being caught and fined for helping fugitive slaves?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
What have all the slaves turned out to do at harvest? Why are “Barrett’s slaves” being ridiculed? Why are silent slaves dangerous? Why does the tempo (speed) of the singing increase? Why is Harriet following the runaway slave and the overseer? What happened in the store the runaway slave ran into? Why will Harriet be sold South? Why do you think Harriet had blocked the overseer . . . what Had made her so bold and brave? Why was the Master unable to sleep? Why is Harriet praying for the Master? What odd problem is Harriet experiencing because of her head injury? Why is she afraid of being sold South? Why is Harriet filled with horror? Why did the Master’s death scare the slaves? Why was Harriet hesitating to run away? How does Harriet explain the slaveholder’s behavior? How were the slaves showing their respect for Harriet? What weakness stopped Harriet from running away? Why was Mr. Stewart willing to let Harriet work with the men? What does “hire her time mean”? What was Ben training Harriet for? Why does Harriet have a hard time holding a needle? Why was she making the quilt? What did Harriet find out about Rit and her “freedom”? How was the price of cotton making life hard? Why did John Tubman say the slaves who went North must have died? Why wouldn’t John Tubman run away with Harriet? What did John say he’d if she ran? Did Harriet believe him? What did Thomas Garrett say after being caught and fined for helping fugitive slaves?
