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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Mabel doing when she is killed?
(a) She is running from an alligator.
(b) She is returning to the Randall plantation.
(c) She is following the North Star.
(d) She is trying to build a boat.

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

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

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

8. What remembrance was brought to Sam by the other men from the Underground Railroad after his house was demolished?
(a) A tin cup.
(b) A copper mug.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A diary.

9. Who attempts to have sex with Cora in "Tennessee"?
(a) Royal.
(b) Boseman.
(c) Homer.
(d) Ridgeway.

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

11. How does Cora respond when the red-headed man asks if she needs anything in "The North"?
(a) She says yes.
(b) She asks where she is.
(c) She shakes her head.
(d) She takes his food.

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

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

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

15. Where did Martin go to work as a clerk at a shipping office?
(a) Boston.
(b) Jameson.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Norfolk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the prize for the shucking competition in "Indiana"?

2. How many "colored men" come upon Ridgeway and his captives and take him captive in "Tennessee"?

3. Where is the pit-master Jimmy's father from?

4. What shape is the scar that is described on the runaway's temple in the wanted ad in "The North"?

5. Who was the stock boy at the feed store that Martin describes from his childhood in "North Carolina"?

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