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Define: Biography
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Harriet Tubman
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best example of word choice
he has the look of excitement and fear
he has the look of sadness and scared for his life
he has the look with smile and fun
he has the look with unconcealed astonishment and fear
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Define: Biography
a text written dedicated toward a historical event
The study of life on Earth and writing about life
a true account of a person’s life told by that person in the first person
a true account of a person’s life told by someone else in third-person
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What evidence in the text explains how Tubman was able to keep her identity hidden from slave owners?
Tubman disguised herself as a merchant and tried buy the enslaved people
Tubman pulled came with friends and announced her arrival to enslavers
Tubman avoided church on Sunday since all slave owners whould be at church
Tubman came late at night and used signals to tell the enslaved to follow
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The fact that Tubman and the runaways were turned away from one house on the Underground Railroad shows that
People who helped runaway slaves were also in danger
Slave owners had many friends living in the North
Tubman often made mistakes about where they could stay
The runaways had to be more careful to avoid capture
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What point of view are biographies?
fourth-person point of view
first-person point of view
second-person point of view
third-person point of view
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Author's craft refers to the methods authors use to make their writing come alive.
False
True
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What does
sullen
mean?
having painful
becoming difficult
being anxious
showing resentment
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Linger
means to
show confidence
speak softly
give praise
stay longer
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To
dispel
means to
interfere with something
lose something
threaten something
drive away something
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Slave owners wanted to capture Harriet Tubman because she...
fought for the Fugitive Slave Act
instilled fear into enslavers
led enslaved people to freedom
sang forbidden spirituals
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What detail does the author include to characterize Tubman as courageous?
She planned escapes that began on Sundays
The runaways were constantly tired, hungry, and cold
She led slaves in singing songs.
She led runaways though she knew she could be hanged
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Define: sentence variety and punctuation
marks that show emotions toward every sentence being used
variations in sentence length and use of dashes for dramatic effect
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Why did Tubman have to take the runaways all the way to Canada instead of to a place in the North?
Cities and towns in Canada can provide jobs for all the runaways
Canada's cool weather was helpful for runaways who became sick on the road
The Fugitive Slave Law required runaways who were found North return South
The North no longer provided food, shelter, or jobs for the runaways
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an example of sentence variety and punctuation is: "always been welcome, always been given shelter."
False
True
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An example of parallelism is: "unconcealed astonishment and fear."
False
True
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Why did Tubman threaten to shoot one of the runaways?
He complained about having to sleep outdoors
He threatened to return to the plantation
He thought he could lead the way better than she
He wrote notes about the route they were taking
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What dangers did the runaways face on their journey to Canada?
The Underground Railroad could leave without them.
Canada may be full of vikings who would enslave them once they arrived
They could find safe houses to sleep in along the way
They could be caught, wiped, and sold
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Define: characterization
keywords that demonstrate a person's religious belief
a person's perspective on their own lives
techniques that reveal a person's qualities and personality
a metaphor to explains the differences between a human and an animal
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Define: parallelism
similar grammatical constructions used to express ideas
different grammatical constructions used to express ideas
unique grammatical constructions used to express ideas
similar grammatical constructions use to express anger
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What does
dishelveled
mean?
delighted
divided
untidy
perfect
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To
cajole
is to
tease cruelly
answer correctly
urge gently
mislead purposely
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Define: word choice
The author's use of specific words to enlighten the reader's beliefs
The author's use of specific words to misdirect the reader
The author's use of specific words to confuse the reader
The author's use of specific words to impact the reader
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A good way to gain...
...life skill is to read a lot of biographies
...an understanding of historical figure is to read his or her biography
...freedom is to runaway with Harriet Tubman
...characteristic understanding is to write in first-person point of view
