Harriet Tubman Play

5. In Act Three, Harriet refuses to let George turn back. Which detail from the play BEST explains why she is so firm about this? ) A) George is the slowest walker in the group. ) B) If George goes back, he could be questioned and reveal information about all of them. ) C) George does not know the route to freedom. ) D) Harriet is angry that George is not grateful enough. [NY ELA Standard: RL.4.1 – Cite textual evidence to explain character decisions.] 6. Thomas Garrett is described as a 'stationmaster' on the Underground Railroad. Based on the play, what does this term most likely mean? ) A) A person who worked at a real train station and helped people buy tickets ) B) A person who provided a safe hiding place for freedom seekers on their journey north ) C) A conductor who drove freedom seekers in carriages through the night ) D) A government official who gave freedom papers to escaped slaves [NY ELA Standard: RL.4.4 – Determine word meaning from context.] 7. In Act Four, the Abolitionist Speaker introduces Harriet by saying she 'never lost a passenger.' What does this phrase mean in context? ) A) Harriet never let anyone fall off the carriage during the journey. ) B) Every person she guided to freedom arrived safely — she never lost anyone she was leading. ) C) Harriet kept a count of all the tickets she sold. ) D) No one in her group was ever sick during a journey. [NY ELA Standard: RL.4.4 – Interpret figurative expressions in literary text.] 8. Which structural feature is used in this play to help the audience understand what happened between scenes? ) A) Songs sung by the characters ) B) Narrator speeches that provide historical context and connect events ) C) Letters read aloud by the characters ) D) Flashback scenes where Harriet remembers the past [NY ELA Standard: RL.4.5 – Explain how structure contributes to meaning in drama.]

Part B: Mathematics in Context (Questions 9–10) Directions: Use information from the play to answer these math questions.

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