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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Ridgeway's assistant in the wagon in "Tennessee"?
(a) Royal.
(b) Boseman.
(c) Martin.
(d) Harry.

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

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

8. What is the name of the old black man that offers Cora food and says he is traveling west in "The North"?
(a) Ollie.
(b) Sam.
(c) Peter.
(d) Martin.

9. What county is listed on the reward poster in "Tennessee"?
(a) Chatham County.
(b) Watson County.
(c) Garland County.
(d) Clark County.

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

11. What American belief is discussed by Ridgeway and Cora in "Tennessee"?
(a) Manifest Destiny.
(b) The American Dream.
(c) The Trail of Tears.
(d) The Revolution.

12. Where is the pit-master Jimmy's father from?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Nepal.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Haiti.

13. What is the name of the Wells' housekeeper?
(a) Emily.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Mary.

14. Where do Cora and Royal discuss going next in "Indiana"?
(a) To New York.
(b) To Boston.
(c) To Philadelphia.
(d) To Canada.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shoots Jasper in "Tennessee"?

2. What was the name of Martin's father?

3. Where did the Southampton Insurrection take place?

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

5. 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"?

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