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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (p. 107 - 131).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ajarry attempt to kill herself a second time on the slave ship passage?
(a) By hanging.
(b) By cutting her wrists.
(c) By cutting her neck.
(d) By drowning.

2. What is the third room where Cora works at the museum in "South Carolina"?
(a) "Typical Day on the Plantation."
(b) "Scenes from Darkest Africa."
(c) "Life on the Slave Ship."
(d) "The Falling and the Fleeing."

3. Where is Bessie Carpenter supposed to be from?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Arkansas.

4. Who is the boy that Cora received a beating for protecting from Terrance?
(a) Chester.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Sam.
(d) Lovey.

5. Who is the teacher that teaches Cora and others to read and write in "South Carolina"?
(a) Miss Lucy.
(b) Miss Stevens.
(c) Miss Handler.
(d) Miss Sarah.

Short Answer 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?

2. What building does the staton master tell Cora and Caesar to use as a landmark in "South Carolina"?

3. What procedure does the doctor at the new hospital suggest to Cora in "South Carolina"?

4. Who follows Cora and Caesar when they make their escape from the plantation?

5. What gift has Caesar brought to Sam when he and Cora are summoned to his house in "South Carolina"?

(see the answer key)

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