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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the station agent transport Cora to his home in "North Carolina"?
(a) By dressing her as a white woman.
(b) By hiding her in a wagon.
(c) By leading her in chains.
(d) By hiding her in a wheelbarrow.

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

4. How many times did Ajarry marry?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

6. Who is the curator of the museum where Cora goes to work in "South Carolina"?
(a) Mr. Henry.
(b) Mr. Wells.
(c) Mr. Hicks.
(d) Mr. Fields.

7. Who is the slave that comes up to Cora and suggests they run away together in "Georgia"?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Royal.
(c) Boseman.
(d) Lovey.

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

9. How old was Arnold Ridgeway when he took up with the patrollers?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

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

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

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

13. Who acted as the pallbearers at Old Randall's funeral?
(a) The field slaves.
(b) Old Randall's brothers.
(c) Old Randall's sons.
(d) The house slaves.

14. Who was Caesar's kindly Northern owner that taught him to read?
(a) Elijah Lander.
(b) Mr. Lumbly.
(c) Mrs. Garner.
(d) James Randall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the other performers that work with Cora at the museum in "South Carolina"?

2. What is the date of the wanted notice that opens "North Carolina"?

3. Who is the station agent that finds Cora in "North Carolina"?

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

5. For what family does Bessie work?

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