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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 4, what did Corrine Quinn wear to the races?
2. How far did Roscoe's sons live from Lockless?
3. Where did Hiram live when he was a boy?
4. In Chapter 13, after Hiram studies with Mr. Fields, how much time does he have daily to study on his own?
5. In Chapter 1, when Hiram thinks he see his mother, what dance is she doing?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 7, why does Sophia want to escape slavery?
2. In Chapter 14, what does Hiram need to do for Corrine to admit him into the secrets of the Underground?
3. In Chapter 13, what is the sub-basement like where Hiram studies?
4. What was Sophia's relationship with Helen in Carolina?
5. What does Corrine tell Hiram about where he is and why he must trust her and the others in Chapter 12?
6. Why does Lucy follow John Parnell?
7. What did Hiram see and hear at the end of Chapter 4 when he neared the river Goose?
8. What does Hiram realize that his father believes about what happened when he and Maynard fell in the river?
9. What advice did Thena give Hiram when he was sent to live in the big house?
10. In Chapter 7, what becomes Hiram's job and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Hiram, like many slaves, wants freedom. When does Hiram decide he needs to escape? Why does he seek freedom? Why is a freedom so important to him?
Essay Topic 2
Lydia faces difficulties head-on in the novel; Robert tries to run from them. What difficulties do Lydia and Robert face in the novel? How do they handle these difficulties? What is revealed about handling difficulties from the way that they handle the problems they face?
Essay Topic 3
Setting in a novel is the place or places where the novel takes place. Are the settings in the novel neutral backgrounds not important to the novel or do the settings take on the role of a character? Explain.
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