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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What gift does Royal give to Cora in "Indiana"?
(a) A necklace.
(b) An almanac.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A ring.

3. When did the Southampton Insurrection occur?
(a) August, 1831.
(b) March, 1836.
(c) June, 1845.
(d) July, 1818.

4. Who is the man that composed almanacs that is described in "Indiana"?
(a) Elijah Lander.
(b) Benjamin Banneker.
(c) Christian Markson.
(d) Benj P. Wells.

5. What was the alias that Sam used as a slave catcher after he left South Carolina?
(a) Elijah Lander.
(b) James Olney.
(c) Christian Markson.
(d) Rigdon Banks.

6. Who is the slave girl described in the wanted ad that opens "The North"?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Clara.
(c) Cora.
(d) Ajarry.

7. Who was the stock boy at the feed store that Martin describes from his childhood in "North Carolina"?
(a) Sam.
(b) Jericho.
(c) Lovey.
(d) Ajarry.

8. Who left Valentine Farm because of the murder he committed?
(a) Walter.
(b) Red.
(c) Jack.
(d) Mark.

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

10. What is the prize for the shucking competition in "Indiana"?
(a) A painting.
(b) A large mirror.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A couch.

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

12. What does Cora notice about the landscape as she rides in the wagon with Ridgeway in "Tennessee"?
(a) It is snowy.
(b) It has been burned.
(c) It is flooded.
(d) It is covered in dust.

13. Who had Mabel grown up with, as she was born in the same month?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Polly.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sarah.

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

15. What do the Wells tell their housekeeper in order to keep her away from working when Cora is sick?
(a) That Martin is sick.
(b) That Ethel is sick.
(c) That their parents are coming to town.
(d) That she is fired.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had given Caesar the book that he goes to read at the schoolhouse?

2. How many men, women, and children does the narrator claim were killed in the Southampton Insurrection?

3. When Sam fled South Carolina, he took a ship headed where?

4. What is the necklace made of that Ridgeway's assistant wears?

5. Who has signed the reward notice in "Indiana"?

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