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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (p. 71 - 106).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the doctor say led to James's death in "Georgia"?
(a) Brain aneurysm.
(b) Heart failure.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Kidney failure.

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

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

5. Where were Ajarry and the other slaves taken upon arriving in America to be certified clear of illness?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Anderson Island.
(c) Sullivan's Island.
(d) Ellis Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what stock does Mary descend?

2. Where do Cora and Caesar go to talk when he comes to see her at the Hob in "Georgia"?

3. How many children did Ajarry give birth to?

4. How did Ajarry attempt to kill herself a second time on the slave ship passage?

5. Who has signed the reward poster that opens "South Carolina"?

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