Escape on the Underground Railroad Test Review

Character Matching Match the each character to the correct description Silas Whitney Plantation owner who had slaves Shayne Parker Tracker who drowned Harriet Tubman Conductor Rev. Barnabas Brown owned a special wagon Jeremiah He freed his slaves 8 years earlier James slave who was caught and sold Saugertees Parker tracker who knew the land up North well Jacob youngest member of the Whitney family Ulysses Walker his house had a secret room and sliding wall Andrew Slave who complained a lot, especially about his feet Edward Slave who wanted to turn back but was stopped Stops along the route Sort the items below into the correct categories. The places the slaves rested should go on the left and places they did NOT stop should go on the right. Places the slaves stopped The Marsh Jeremiah's Hayloft The Hardin's house McMillan's house Ulysses Walker's house In the woods An old church A Boat house Harriet Tubman's House Places the slaves did NOT stop A treefort An old school a market graveyard building Shayne's Parker's house an underground bunker Complete the blanks in the following sentences. The events are in order of when they happened in the novel. Harriet Tubman helps 12 slaves escape from Whitney Hall PlantationSilas, his son Byron , 2 trackers start chasing slavesH.T. slaves hide in marsh; she leaves red bandana on a bushTrackers spend night in Jeremiah 's old slave house on marshSlaves row up river; hide in Jeremiah’s hayloft; Jacob, Silas' son, sees the slaves while looking for his cat, Rat-a-tatBarry Parker dies in quicksand after grabbing red bandanaJacob hears slaves leave for McMillan’s farmJacob warns slaves at McM’s farm; they escape; Silas mistakenly shoots Jacob; Edward tries to leave; Harriet Tubman handcuffs himSlaves hide at Hardin house; a hunter sees themSlaves go to Rev. Brown w/ his wagon Chariot of Elijah; hunter makes deal w/ trackers; they shoot him and hang theHardin familyShayne goes into a church to pray.James and Crystal were sold separately.Silas is rescued by Jeremiah. Jeremiah and Shayne drown in the river. Silas decides to free Jason and Amber. Vocabulary Matching Set 1 gnarled knotted reverberate to echo discrepancy disagreement resonating full of sound excruciating extremely painful disdain dislike, unworthy, scorn emphatically using force when talking futility unimportant, worthless troupe group of singers or actors lucrative profitable, making gains Vocabulary Matching Set 2 pompously self-important, high & mighty intervening interfering trek to travel or journey a long way escapade a runaway adventure serenade music played or sung intermingled mixed together fatigued exhausted, extremely tired mercenary working for pay only barrage any prolonged attack dormers windows in a sloping roof