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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10 (p. 289 - 306).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ajarry first attempt suicide while on the slave ship?
(a) By denying herself food.
(b) By slapping a captain.
(c) By hanging.
(d) By cutting her wrists.

2. Who is the woman that Cora saw screaming in the street on the night of the social?
(a) Mary.
(b) Ajarry.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Mabel.

3. On what slave ship was Ajarry taken from her homeland?
(a) The Nanny.
(b) The Eagle.
(c) The Americana.
(d) The Pelican.

4. Who follows Cora and Caesar when they make their escape from the plantation?
(a) Lovey.
(b) Ajarry.
(c) Ethel.
(d) Ridgeway.

5. For how long does the narrator say the station master and his wife have been married in "North Carolina"?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 19 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 22 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third room where Cora works at the museum in "South Carolina"?

2. How long ago does the reward poster in the opening of "South Carolina" say the slave girl ran away?

3. Who is the man that composed almanacs that is described in "Indiana"?

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

5. Where were Ajarry and the other slaves taken upon arriving in America to be certified clear of illness?

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