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

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

3. On the reward poster in the beginning of "South Carolina," the author states, "I have been informed she is lurking in and about" what location?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Edenton.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Charleston.

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

5. Where did Ridgeway travel to in order to retreive the slave named Betsy in "Ridgeway"?
(a) Trenton, New Jersey.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Ajarry first attempt suicide while on the slave ship?

3. Who is the slave that comes up to Cora and suggests they run away together in "Georgia"?

4. Who was Caesar's kindly Northern owner that taught him to read?

5. On what slave ship were the rest of Ajarry's family members taken in Ouidah?

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