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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the train conductor tell Cora he cannot take him with her when he drops her in "North Carolina"?
(a) Because he is going back south.
(b) Because the train is faulty.
(c) Because the patrollers are out.
(d) Because he is in maintenance.

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

3. What does the doctor say led to James's death in "Georgia"?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Brain aneurysm.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) Kidney failure.

4. How long ago does the reward poster in the opening of "South Carolina" say the slave girl ran away?
(a) Two months ago.
(b) One month ago.
(c) Nine months ago.
(d) Six months ago.

5. About how old is the train engineer that finally picks Cora up after the explosion at Sam's house in "North Carolina"?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

6. At what port was Ajarry held in a dungeon while the slave ships arrived?
(a) Sherbro.
(b) Cacheu.
(c) Ouidah.
(d) Dakar.

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

8. About how old was Cora when her mother disappeared?
(a) 6.
(b) 11.
(c) 4.
(d) 16.

9. How old is the "negro girl" that is being sought on the reward poster in the opening of "South Carolina"?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

10. At what museum does Cora begin working in "South Carolina"?
(a) The Museum of the South.
(b) The Museum of American History.
(c) The Museum of Natural Wonders.
(d) The Museum of the Americas.

11. Who is the dormitory supervisor where Cora lives in "South Carolina"?
(a) Miss Ethel.
(b) Miss Mary.
(c) Miss Sarah.
(d) Miss Lucy.

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

13. What were the name of Old Randall's mastiffs?
(a) Ruffles and Doggo.
(b) Newton and Einstein.
(c) Plato and Demosthenes.
(d) Aristotle and Jackson.

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

15. Who was the tobacco hand that told Cora the door to the roof of the Griffin Building remained unlocked in "South Carolina"?
(a) Boseman.
(b) Royal.
(c) Lovey.
(d) Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what family does Bessie work?

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

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

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

5. What does Sam say the patients that think they are being treated for blood ailments are really being subjected to in "South Carolina"?

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