Underground to Canada

Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Extended Thinking Questions

** All questions must be answered in sentence form in the reading section of your
notebook. **

Chapter 1

Vocabulary

Abolitionistbarbariccallouseddronedfretfulhewnloiteroppressed
plantationslaverywhippoorwillyearning

1) Completethecrosswordonthebackofthispage

InyourNovelStudyNotebook,answertheremainingquestionsinsentenceform.
Provideproofusingexamplesfromthetext.

ComprehensionQuestion

1) DescribethesettingofthestoryforChapterOne.
2) HowdidJulillygethername?
3) HowdidMr.Hensentreattheslaves?Giveonefactfromthischaptertoprove
youranswer.
4) AsChapterOneends,Julillyandtheothersareindreadaboutwhatthefuturehad
instoreforthem.Whatinparticularmadethemsoafraid?

ExtendingYourThinkingQuestion

1)Foreshadowingisaliterarydevicedefinedasahintorclueprovidedbythewriterto
tipthereaderastowhatistocomelaterinthestory.Howmighttheconclusionof
ChapterOnebeconsideredanexampleofthis?Whatdoyouthinkisgoingtohappenin
ChapterTwo?
Crossword pdf chap 1 vocab saved in folder.

Crossword word + clue

abolitionist/did not support slavery

barbaric/uncivilized

calloused/made hard, as parts of the skin exposed to friction

droned/dull continuous tone

plantation/an unusually large farm or estate

slavery/severe toil, drudgery

whippoorwill/a nocturnal gray and tawny bird known for its cry

yearning/a deep longing accompanied by sadness or tenderness

fretful/to feel worry, annoyance, or discontent

hewn/knocked down or cut down, roughly shaped

loiter/to linger aimlessly or waste time, dawdle over work

oppressed/to burden with cruel or unjust restraints

Underground to Canada
Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Extended Thinking Questions

** All questions must be answered in sentence form in the reading section of your
notebook. **
 ~ VOCABULARY FROM CHAPTER ONE WAS ALSO FOR CHAPTER TWO
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Chapter 2

InyourNovelStudyNotebook,answertheremainingquestionsinsentenceform.
Provideproofusingexamplesfromthetext.

ComprehensionQuestion

1) Whydidtheslavesgetupsoearly?
2) WhatdoesMammySallytellJuneLillytodoifsheissold?
3) Howdoestheauthordescribethemanwhoroundeduptheslaves?Givetwo
quotesfromthischaptertoproveyouranswer.
4) Whydoyouthinktheauthordescribeshiminsuchanunpleasantfashion?

ExtendingYourThinkingQuestion

1)Authorsoftenuseliterarydevicestomaketheirwritinginteresting.Asimileisa
literarydevicethatmakesacomparisonbetweentwodifferentthingsusingthewordslike
oras.Forexample,inChapterOne,Shewasasstillandasblackasthenight.The
author,BarbaraSmucker,usesasimiletocompareJulillytothestillnessanddarknessof
night.TrytofindfourmoresimilesinChaptersOneandTwoandwritetheminyour
novelstudynotebook.

Chapter 3
 InyourNovelStudyNotebook,answertheremainingquestionsinsentenceform.
Provideproofusingexamplesfromthetext.

ComprehensionQuestion

1. How did the tall white man offer to help the slaves?

2. What is meant by the phrase, "their eyes spoke fear"?

3. Why did the fat man become so angry?

ExtendingYourThinkingQuestion

1. WheredoyoupredicttheywillbringJulilly,theotherchildrenandthethreemen?
Provide2examplesfromthetextthatsupportsyourprediction.

Chapter 4
InyourNovelStudyNotebook,answertheremainingquestionsinsentenceform.
Provideproofusingexamplesfromthetext.

ComprehensionQuestion

1. Why were Adam's ankles torn?

2. How do we know the fat man is completely insensitive to the needs of the
slaves?

3. How did Julilly help the men in the cyprus swamp?

4. Imagine you are chained to the wagon and being forced to walk for days and
days. Describe how you would feel.

ExtendingYourThinkingQuestion

2. Rereadthetwoversesonpages29and31.Howcouldyouexplainthesetwoversesto
someoneelse?

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 Chapter 5
InyourNovelStudyNotebook,answertheremainingquestionsinsentenceform.
Provideproofusingexamplesfromthetext.

Comprehension Questions

1. How does the fat man know that they are probably back in
Mississippi?

2. Why is Julilly shocked when she finds out about Sims other job?

3. Describe the setting of the Riley Plantation using evidence from

the text.

4. Why didnt Julilly look for her mother at the new plantation?

Vocabulary

Complete each sentence with a word from the list.

brambles despair gaiety gnawed rattan rumpled

trough

3. They smoothed their hair and tidied their ____________________ shirts

and stained trousers as best as they could.

4. Rough and prickly shrubs are also known as ____________________.

5. The children in this story are not happy and dont shows signs of
bounce or ____________________ in their walk.
6. Many patio furniture are different ____________________ vine woven
together.

7. The slaves in the story have lost all hope of someone to protect them,
they felt ____________________ .

8. The dog hungrily ____________________ on the bone; no one could

approach.

9. The children were fed like animals. Their food was put in a long
rectangular container called a ____________________.

Chapter 6
InyourNovelStudyNotebook,answertheremainingquestionsinsentenceform.
Provideproofusingexamplesfromthetext.

Comprehension Questions

1. What happened to Liza when she tried to run away?

2. What is a "cat-o'-nine-tails?

3. Why does Liza consider Julilly a friend?

Extending Your Thinking Question

1. Look at how Julilly felt about Sims, how do you feel about Sims?
Are your feelings similar or different? How?