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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Martin's father?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Donald.
(c) James.
(d) Andrew.

2. How old was Mabel when Grayson arrived at the plantation?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

3. How many men, women, and children does the narrator claim were killed in the Southampton Insurrection?
(a) 55.
(b) 45.
(c) 23.
(d) 65.

4. What building is burned down at the farm in "Indiana"?
(a) The estate house.
(b) The chicken house.
(c) The butcher house.
(d) The library.

5. How does Cora escape in the Underground Railroad in "The North"?
(a) By calling for help.
(b) By using a handcar.
(c) By taking a passing train.
(d) By running down the tracks.

6. What is the rewaard that is listed on the wanted poster in the opening of "Tennessee"?
(a) $25.
(b) $50.
(c) $40.
(d) $30.

7. Why did Old Randall sell Moses's mother off?
(a) She was pregnant.
(b) She was elderly.
(c) She went crazy from the abuse.
(d) Her arm went numb and made her unfit for work.

8. Who is the man who ends up taking Cora after the Wells' house has been raided?
(a) Elijah Lander.
(b) Ridgeway.
(c) Royal.
(d) Lovey.

9. Who speaks after Valentine during the community meeting in "Indiana"?
(a) Sam..
(b) Boseman.
(c) Royal.
(d) Mingo.

10. Who is described as a powerful local planter and senator that assembled at Oney Garrison's dining room, according to Martin in "North Carolina"?
(a) Connolly.
(b) Jamison.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Fletcher.

11. Where is Cora's schoolteacher from in "Indiana"?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) New York.

12. What is the approximate age given for the escaped slave on the reward notice in "Indiana"?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 28.

13. What is the book that Caesar goes to the schoolhouse to read?
(a) The American Dream.
(b) Manifest Destiny.
(c) A Christmas Carol.
(d) Gulliver's Travels.

14. What does Mabel eat when she makes it to the island in the swamp after fleeing the Randall plantation in "Mabel"?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Yams.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Potatoes.

15. What is the name of the escaped slave on the reward notice in "Indiana"?
(a) Sukey.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Ajarry.
(d) Cora.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grayson was sold to the Randall plantation by an indigo farmer from where?

2. What approximate age is given for the runaway slave on the wanted poster in "Tennessee"?

3. What crop is most associated with the dependents of American whites on slavery?

4. Who takes Cora on a buggy ride to an abandoned Underground Railroad station in "Indiana"?

5. What date is listed on the wanted poster that opens "The North"?

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