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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where were Ajarry and the other slaves taken upon arriving in America to be certified clear of illness?
(a) Sullivan's Island.
(b) Ellis Island.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Anderson Island.

4. What county is listed on the wanted notice that begins "North Carolina"?
(a) Anderson County.
(b) Clark County.
(c) Granville County.
(d) Richmond County.

5. Who in the Hob is described as "indifferent to hygeine and no inducement or threat could sway her" in "Georgia"?
(a) Rida.
(b) Mary.
(c) Ethel.
(d) Titania.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Where has Caesar gotten work after arriving in South Carolina?
(a) At a museum.
(b) At a chicken coop.
(c) At a stage theater.
(d) At a machine factory.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who acted as the pallbearers at Old Randall's funeral?

2. What inhabitant of the Hob does not speak because her tongue was cut out by the previous owner in "Georgia"?

3. Who is the boy that Cora received a beating for protecting from Terrance?

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

5. From where were the slave traders that purchased the rest of Ajarry's family in Ouidah?

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