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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (p. 35 - 70).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Cora's mother?
(a) Ajarry.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Mary.
(d) Ethel.

2. Who was the "infamous slave catcher" that was called to the Randall plantation after Cora's mother ran away?
(a) Stevens.
(b) Elijah Lander.
(c) Boseman.
(d) Ridgeway.

3. How did Ajarry's second husband die?
(a) From cancer.
(b) From cholera.
(c) From yellow fever.
(d) From a brain aneurysm.

4. Who answers the door to find Caesar when he visits the Hob to talk to Cora in "Georgia"?
(a) Mary.
(b) Violet.
(c) Ethel.
(d) Mabel.

5. Why does the narrator say that the captain of the slave ship that brought Ajarry from her homeland staggered the culture and disposition of the slaves he peddled?
(a) Because the buyers liked to choose from different tribes.
(b) Because they might plot a mutiny if they shared a language.
(c) Because they liked to hear the different languages.
(d) Because different tribes had different specialties in terms of work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the cruel red-headed overseer at Randall plantation?

2. On what date is the "Thirty Dollar Reward" listed in "Georgia"?

3. What inhabitant of the Hob does not speak because her tongue was cut out by the previous owner in "Georgia"?

4. How many times did Ajarry marry?

5. From what stock does Mary descend?

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