Thursday, April 30, 2015
I. Multiple Choice. Write the correct answer for each item on the space before each number. Use CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY. (RX1)

            1. When did Harriet Tubman escape slavery?
                        A. 1839
                        B. 1849
                        C. 1859
                        D. 1869

            2. Tubman's constant refrain is: "Mah people mus' go free." What is the proper way of writing it?
A. "More people must go free."
B. "Mom, people must go free."
C. "My people should be set free."
D. "My people must go free."

            3. She never lost a fugitive or allowed one to turn back. The underlined word means:
A. a person who flees to escape
B. a person who loves fruits
C. a person who violates the law
D. a person who hides himself

            4. Why does Harriet Tubman bring a pistol with her?
A. for self-defense from enemies
B. for accessories to look good
C. for inculcating courage to slaves
D. for threatening fellow slaves

            5. He collaborated with Tubman in planning his raid on Harpers Ferry.
A. John Green
B. John White
C. John Black
D. John Brown
  
            6. Why was Tubman not present during the raid at Harpers Ferry?
A. because she was ill at that time
B. because she was already dead
C. because she moved to the west
D. because she surrendered fighting

            7. What were Tubman's services that were solicited by the Union government?
A. leader, rebel, and doctor
B. nurse, scout, and spy
C. vendor, soldier, and cook
D. sniper, hunter, and officer

            8. How was Tubman able to move from place to place without getting noticed?
A. by pretending to be a boundary guard
B. by riding the military trucks
C. by making herself look ordinary
D. by sneaking beyond the walls

            9. How did Tubman finance the Home for Indigent and Aged Negroes?
A. by getting different sponsors
B. by selling copies of her biography
C. by auctioning some of her things
D. by asking for several donations

            10. From the life story of Tubman, what value did she portray to inspire people?
                        A. Courage in seeking equality
                        B. Leadership in seeking unity
                        C. Faith in seeking wisdom
                        D. Altruism in seeking freedom

            11. In Neruda's poem "If You Forget Me," "The slow autumn at my window" is a metaphor for:
A. struggle
B. rebirth
C. change
D. purity

            12. In Neruda's poem "If You Forget Me," what do the following lines suggest?
                                                I want you to know
                                                one thing.
A. It tells us that we should only focus on one idea presented
B. It tells us that readers should find the main idea of the poem
C. It tells us that whatever the author will say is important
D. It tells us that we only know one thing: We know nothing

            13. In Neruda's poem "If You Forget Me," what concept best describes the following stanzas?
Well, now
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little

If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.
A. reciprocity
B. vitality
C. compatibility
D. animosity

            14. Neruda used the word "roots" as a metaphor for:
A. origins
B. identity
C. principles
D. motherland

            15. In Neruda's poem "If You Forget Me," the line: "My love feeds on your love." is what kind of figure of speech?
A. alliteration
B. apostrophe
C. hyperbole
D. personification
  
Answer key:
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. D
11. C
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. D

Knowledge - 1, 5, 7
Process - 2, 3, 11, 14, 15

Understanding - 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13

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