Question 1

Why did Ordee Lee run away?

Accepted Answer

His master was going to sell him , sending Ordee Lee away from his family so he hit his master with a shovel.

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He was sold at an auction apart from his wife and kids and couldn't imagine being life without his family.

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He was beaten so bad his master left him in the woods to die.

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He was going to meet his kids in Canada.

Question 2

How did Harrison know the train was heading North and not South?

Accepted Answer

If they were heading south, the cars would be getting hotter but instead the air was getting cooler and smelled like pastures and fields

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Harrison has been North before and recognized their surroundings.

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The conductor yelled, "All aboard to Canada!"

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Ordee Lee had been on this same train since Kentucky and told Harrison they were heading North

Question 3

What did Samuel compare Canada to?

Accepted Answer

a silver coin that couldn't be caught

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a nice cold lemonade

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the feeling of jumping in the cool lake on a hot day.

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Heaven

Question 4

Where is the last place the slave catchers have the opportunity to catch runaways before they reach "freedom?"

Accepted Answer

the lake

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the train station

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Negro Hollow

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Hillsboro

Question 5

What advice did the river man give Samuel that came to mind when they were caught at the docks?

Accepted Answer

All of the answer choices.

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Haste, or acting without thinking, will get you caught.

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Look for weakness and plan a way out.

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If you run, they know exactly who you are.  Walk as if you have the perfect right to do so.

Question 6

How did Samuel trick the constable into letting them go free?

Accepted Answer

He said they had been free for a year and Ordee Lee had their papers stating they were free.

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He said they were all born free in Canada.

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He told him Ordee Lee was a runaway and wanted the reward for turning him in.

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He said they had been doing business in the North and were returning home.

Question 7

Why do you think the constable let them go free?

Accepted Answer

He probably couldn't read and didn't know what the torn out paper really said.

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He was an abolitionist in disguise and winked at Samuel.

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He felt sorry for Samuel and wanted him to find his Momma.

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He was going to let them go and just before they reached Canada, capture them and turn them in  for a reward at the police station.

Question 8

What did Ordee Lee become in Canada?

Accepted Answer

the finest blacksmith in Chatham

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a fisherman

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an Underground Railroad operator

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a prisoner and then sent back to his plantation he had run from

Question 9

According to Harrison, why did Lilly choose to stay a slave for Master Hackler?

Accepted Answer

That's where her family is.

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She didn't want to be with Harrison and Samuel anymore.

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She likes working on the plantation.

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She's too scared of getting caught.

Question 10

What did Harrison, Samuel and Ordee Lee have to do to get on the boat to Canada?

Accepted Answer

roll flour barrels and pretend they were workers

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sneak on under blankets and hide inside the boat

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buy a ticket

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walk on the boat like a free passenger

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