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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Maisie when Cora stops working for the Andersons?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 8.

2. What is the date on the reward poster that opens "South Carolina"?
(a) January 5, 1812.
(b) March 17, 1845.
(c) July 18, 1820.
(d) September 2, 1826.

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

4. Where was James when he fell ill negotiating with a delegation of trading agents from Liverpool in "Georgia"?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) New Orleans.

5. Who is the station agent that finds Cora in "North Carolina"?
(a) Boseman.
(b) Mr. Lumbly.
(c) Elijah Lander.
(d) Martin Wells.

6. What ward of the dormitory is relegated to those with "nervous disorders" in "South Carolina"?
(a) Number 13.
(b) Number 20.
(c) Number 40.
(d) Number 60.

7. 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) Edenton.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Memphis.

8. For how much money was Ajarry first sold after arriving in America?
(a) $226.
(b) $239.
(c) $125.
(d) $450.

9. What is the name of the station master's daughter who visits him while Cora hides in the attic in "North Carolina"?
(a) Mary.
(b) Jane.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Fiona.

10. In the opening of the chapter "South Carolina," there is a reward posting. What is the amount of the reward?
(a) $25.
(b) $30.
(c) $40.
(d) $50.

11. Who is the station master who has given Cora the identity of Bessie Carpenter?
(a) Martin.
(b) Mr. Lumbly.
(c) Sam.
(d) Royal.

12. How many children did Ajarry give birth to?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

13. How did Ajarry die?
(a) From yellow fever.
(b) From being lynched.
(c) From cholera.
(d) From a brain aneurysm.

14. Who is the cruel red-headed overseer at Randall plantation?
(a) Will.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Masters.
(d) Connelly.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the curator of the museum where Cora goes to work in "South Carolina"?

2. Who is the owner of the saloon the Drift?

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

4. Who is described as the head of the kitchen workers in "Georgia"?

5. For what family does Bessie work?

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