1. Name: _____________________________________ Date: __________
Read Pages 71 – 81 of The Rains
What was Pennsylvania Hall? How big was it?
What organizations put on the anti slavery meeting?
Why was William Still late to the meeting?
Why did reverend Reynolds refuse to have anything to
do with the press? (The press means newspaper
reporters.)
What did Mr. Baldwin find “scandalous”?
What did Judge Andrews say about William Still?

2. Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
What does garrison use as the symbol of his paper?
What does Robert Purvis say to the person who says
“This is the white man’s country!”
Why is the crowd outside Pennsylvania hall growing
restless?
What does the doctor say about Sarah Catto? Whhat
does he say about the baby?
What did William Craft say was slavery’s greatest evil?
What happens to Pennsylvania Hall?

3. What does the Chief say about the fire in Pennsylvania
Hall?
Why did the fight start? Who was on each side? Who
won?
Why was Pennsylvania Hall set on fire? Why was it left
to burn? Give at least two reasons why someone might
have started the fire and the speculate on how the
mayor of Philadelphia will respond to the fire.