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Who is the author of the book 'Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad'?
Who is the author of the book 'Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad'?
- Henry Brown
- The master
- Kadir Nelson
- Ellen Levine (correct)
Where did Henry and his family work?
Where did Henry and his family work?
- In the fields
- In the kitchen
- In the master's office
- In the big house (correct)
Why didn't Henry know his birthday?
Why didn't Henry know his birthday?
- Because he was too young
- Because he didn't care
- Because he was a slave (correct)
- Because his mother didn't tell him
What did Henry's mother compare slave children to?
What did Henry's mother compare slave children to?
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What did the master say to Henry when he called him and his mother?
What did the master say to Henry when he called him and his mother?
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亨利·布朗不确定自己多大。为什么？
亨利·布朗不确定自己多大。为什么？
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亨利和他的家人在哪里工作？
亨利和他的家人在哪里工作？
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亨利的主人对他和他的家人好吗？
亨利的主人对他和他的家人好吗？
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亨利的母亲用什么比喻来形容奴隶的孩子们？
亨利的母亲用什么比喻来形容奴隶的孩子们？
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主人叫亨利和他的母亲上楼时，主人为什么叫他们上楼？
主人叫亨利和他的母亲上楼时，主人为什么叫他们上楼？
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Henry's Freedom Box
- The book "Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad" is about Henry Brown's life as a slave.
- Henry and his family worked on a plantation in Virginia.
- Henry didn't know his birthday because slaves were not allowed to keep track of their birthdays.
- Henry's mother compared slave children to puppies, implying that they were treated as property rather than human beings.
- When the master called Henry and his mother, he said "Come up" to bring them to the auction block, where they would be sold.
- 亨利·布朗不确定自己多大 (Henry didn't know his age) because slaves were not allowed to keep track of their birthdays.
- 亨利和他的家人在哪里工作？ (Henry and his family worked) on a plantation in Virginia.
- 亨利的主人对他和他的家人好吗？ (Was Henry's master kind to him and his family?) No, the master was not kind, as he treated them as property and sold them.
- 亨利的母亲用什么比喻来形容奴隶的孩子们？ (What did Henry's mother compare slave children to?) She compared them to puppies.
- 主人叫亨利和他的母亲上楼时，主人为什么叫他们上楼？ (Why did the master call Henry and his mother upstairs?) To bring them to the auction block, where they would be sold.
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