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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many students are in the schoolroom where Cora attends classes in "Indiana"?
(a) 12.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) 25.

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

3. For how long does Sam stay on the farm before departing in "Indiana"?
(a) One day.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two days.

4. What date is listed on the wanted poster that opens "The North"?
(a) July 4.
(b) June 17.
(c) December 23.
(d) September 12.

5. Grayson was sold to the Randall plantation by an indigo farmer from where?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) North Carolina.

6. Who on the wagon is described as always singing in the beginning of "Tennessee"?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Chester.
(c) Lovey.
(d) Jasper.

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

8. Of what book of the Bible does the narrator claim "Cora believed in that part of the holy book, at least" in "Indiana"?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Revelation.
(c) Genesis.
(d) Leviticus.

9. Who had given Caesar the book that he goes to read at the schoolhouse?
(a) Mr. Fletcher.
(b) Mr. Lumbly.
(c) Mr. Lander.
(d) Mrs. Garner.

10. Who shoots Jasper in "Tennessee"?
(a) Cora.
(b) Ridgeway.
(c) Boseman.
(d) Caesar.

11. Where is the Wells' housekeeper from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) France.

12. What is the name of Valentine's eldest son?
(a) Paul.
(b) John.
(c) James.
(d) Oliver.

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

14. Ridgeway takes a detour in Tennessee because they encounter a town that is quarantined as a result of what disease?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Black plague.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Yellow fever.

15. Who led the Southampton Insurrection?
(a) James Randall.
(b) Elijah Lander.
(c) Jack Ross.
(d) Nat Turner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the book that Caesar goes to the schoolhouse to read?

2. What is the name of Molly's mother?

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

4. What county is listed on the reward poster in "Tennessee"?

5. What does Cora notice about the landscape as she rides in the wagon with Ridgeway in "Tennessee"?

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