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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ridgeway travel to in order to retreive the slave named Betsy in "Ridgeway"?
(a) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(b) Trenton, New Jersey.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) New York, New York.

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

9. For how much money did a representative from the Randall plantation buy Ajarry?
(a) $239.
(b) $292.
(c) $125.
(d) $450.

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

11. In a line from "North Carolina," the narrator says, "The only way to know how long you are lost in the darkness is" what?
(a) "To be saved from it."
(b) "To count the days."
(c) "To pray."
(d) "To listen to your hunger."

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

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

14. 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) Memphis.
(d) Philadelphia.

15. For what family does Bessie work?
(a) The Ridgeways.
(b) The Andersons.
(c) The Wells.
(d) The Fletchers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bessie Carpenter supposed to be from?

2. What is the date on the reward poster that opens "South Carolina"?

3. On what slave ship were the rest of Ajarry's family members taken in Ouidah?

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

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

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