Before beginning to read the novel Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker, take some time to complete the Opinion Survey below. Feel feel to post any ideas, thoughts, or reflections to the Discussion board.
Answer YES or NO to the following questions.
1. Was there ever a time and/or place that a person could be bought and sold?
2. Is there ever a time that you would allow a complete stranger to take away your child?
3. Would you ever work for free?
4. Would you ever set off alone on a long, dangerous path if you knew there was something good waiting for you on the other side?
5. It is okay to treat someone poorly if they do not do what I ask them to do.
6. I would help people out of a dangerous situation even if that meant consequences for me such as fines, and/or death.
7. I would bring a hurt and weak friend along with me on a dangerous trek.
8. I stand up for what I believe in, even if it against the beliefs of the rest of society.
9. The Underground Railroad was a railroad track built under the ground.
10. Racism still exists today in Canada.
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