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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the notice printed in the beginning of "North Carolina," where did the runaway disappear from?
(a) Malvern.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Henderson.
(d) Charleston.

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

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

5. What is the name of the station master's wife in "North Carolina"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Ethel.
(c) Mary.
(d) Christina.

6. Who has signed the runaway notice that opens "North Carolina"?
(a) Rigdon Banks.
(b) Christian Markson.
(c) Elijah Lander.
(d) Terrance Randall.

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

8. What gift has Caesar brought to Sam when he and Cora are summoned to his house in "South Carolina"?
(a) A belt.
(b) A necktie.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A wooden bowl.

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

10. What is the date of the wanted notice that opens "North Carolina"?
(a) July 18, 1820.
(b) August 28, 1839.
(c) January 5, 1812.
(d) September 12, 1826.

11. Who invited Stevens to begin grave-robbing with him?
(a) Royal.
(b) Fletcher.
(c) Lovey.
(d) Carpenter.

12. 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 drowning.
(d) By cutting her neck.

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

14. Where was Ajarry's first husband sold to a sugar plantation?
(a) In South Carolina.
(b) In Florida.
(c) In Louisiana.
(d) In North Carolina.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cora name the brown mutt that she watches from the attic of the station master's house in "North Carolina"?

3. Who answers the door to find Caesar when he visits the Hob to talk to Cora in "Georgia"?

4. Why does the train conductor tell Cora he cannot take him with her when he drops her in "North Carolina"?

5. Who is the dormitory supervisor where Cora lives in "South Carolina"?

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