Unit 1.2 Two Tickets to Freedom

Question 1

agitated

Answer 1

stir or shake up

Question 2

escorted

Answer 2

to go along with; to accompany

Question 3

hurdle

Answer 3

a barrier to be jumped over in a race; a difficulty or problem

Question 4

concealed

Answer 4

to hide

Question 5

ownership

Answer 5

the state or fact of being an owner

Question 6

hastened

Answer 6

to hurry

Question 7

preyed

Answer 7

to take advantage of; to cause harm to

Question 8

shuddered

Answer 8

to shake with horror

Question 9

despairing

Answer 9

to be without hope

Question 10

delivered

Answer 10

to save from danger

Question 11

flickering

Answer 11

becoming brighter and then darker over and over

Question 12

sympathetic

Answer 12

understanding; having a kind feeling for someone

Question 13

resolute

Answer 13

marked by firm determination

Question 14

What was the first stop on the Underground Railroad?

Answer 14

Philadelphia

Question 15

Why didn’t William get off the train and ride the ferry?

Answer 15

He was sleeping.

Question 16

What advice did the guard give William? What did he tell him to do when he got to Philadelphia?

Answer 16

run away

Question 17

Why was Ellen frightened and confused when she when she left the railroad carriage to board the ferry?

Answer 17

She did not see William.

Question 18

If William and Ellen were captured, they would be

Answer 18

sent back into slavery

Question 19

Why was William so tired when he was on the train?

Answer 19

He had barely slept in 8 days to to the planning.

Question 20

After the Civil Ware Ellen and William lived in

Answer 20

Georgia

Question 21

How did Ellen diguise herself?

Answer 21

as an injured white man.

Question 22

Why weren’t William and Ellen riding in the same train car?

Answer 22

black and white people did not travel together

Question 23

What is an abolitionist?

Answer 23

someone who wants to end slavery

Question 24

What does indignantly mean?

Answer 24

angrily; expressing strong displeasure

Question 25

What is a fugitive?

Answer 25

someone who runs away

Question 26

What does asserted mean?

Answer 26

said firmly

Question 27

Why does Ellen board a ferry?

Answer 27

to cross a river

Question 28

What conclusion do you draw based on based on how the conductor treats William and “Mr. Johnson”.

Answer 28

The conductor does not approve slavery.

Question 29

Why does Ellen not have money?

Answer 29

She gave it to William because she heard about pickpockets.

Question 30

Where do William and Ellen go after they get off the train in Philadelphia?

Answer 30

They go to an abolitionist’s boarding house.

Question 31

Who are the main characters in the story?

Answer 31

William and Ellen (Mr. Johnson).

Question 32

Setting

Answer 32

Georgia in 1848

Question 33

main events

Answer 33

William and Ellen Craft lived as slaves. Ellen a maid and William a cabinetmaker. William saved his money and devised a plan to escape slavery. Ellen would disguise herself as a white man traveling with her slave. The journey took them to Philadelphia to find freedom.