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

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

3. 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 they might plot a mutiny if they shared a language.
(b) Because they liked to hear the different languages.
(c) Because the buyers liked to choose from different tribes.
(d) Because different tribes had different specialties in terms of work.

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

5. From where were the slave traders that purchased the rest of Ajarry's family in Ouidah?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Portugal.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what stock does Mary descend?

2. Who in the Hob is described as "indifferent to hygeine and no inducement or threat could sway her" in "Georgia"?

3. How many times did Ajarry marry?

4. What is the name of Cora's mother?

5. For how much money did a representative from the Randall plantation buy Ajarry?

(see the answer key)

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