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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Mabel," the narrator says, "The first and last things she gave to her daughter were" what?
(a) "Lies."
(b) "Kisses."
(c) "Apologies."
(d) "Tears."

2. 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) Fletcher.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Jamison.

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

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

5. At what age did Martin leave North Carolina for a job in a shipping office?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

6. What is the reward on the reward notice that opens "Indiana"?
(a) $25.
(b) $45.
(c) $50.
(d) $40.

7. Why was Cora taken to the Underground Railroad station blindfolded after Ridgeway was attacked?
(a) To make it loko as though she is a slave.
(b) To frighten her into telling them the truth.
(c) To protect her from knowing its location.
(d) To prevent her from finding it again.

8. What news does Sam inform Cora about Terrance Randall in "Indiana"?
(a) That he is dead.
(b) That he is now fat.
(c) That he has remarried.
(d) That he is hunting her down alone.

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

15. Where is the family from that Sam has just delivered to Valentine Farm when he arrives "Indiana"?
(a) Florida.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who shoots Jasper in "Tennessee"?

3. Where did the Southampton Insurrection take place?

4. How many slaves were in North Carolina at the time of the assembly at Oney Garrison's dining room according to Martin in "North Carolina"?

5. Who left Valentine Farm because of the murder he committed?

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