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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the tobacco hand that told Cora the door to the roof of the Griffin Building remained unlocked in "South Carolina"?
(a) Royal.
(b) Lovey.
(c) Boseman.
(d) Martin.

2. Where was James when he fell ill negotiating with a delegation of trading agents from Liverpool in "Georgia"?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Memphis.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Charlotte.

3. Where were Ajarry and the other slaves taken upon arriving in America to be certified clear of illness?
(a) Sullivan's Island.
(b) Ellis Island.
(c) Anderson Island.
(d) Staten Island.

4. Who is the station agent that finds Cora in "North Carolina"?
(a) Martin Wells.
(b) Boseman.
(c) Mr. Lumbly.
(d) Elijah Lander.

5. Who was the "infamous slave catcher" that was called to the Randall plantation after Cora's mother ran away?
(a) Boseman.
(b) Ridgeway.
(c) Elijah Lander.
(d) Stevens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cora learn the residents of Number 40 have been taken when they disappear in "South Carolina"?

2. What was the profession of Arnold Ridgeway's father?

3. At what port was Ajarry held in a dungeon while the slave ships arrived?

4. What saloon does Sam warn Caesar and Cora away from in "South Carolina"?

5. What is Dr. Stevens's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Cora becoming a "stray"? What does this term mean in the narrative?

2. What happens when Cora goes to the train station in the end of "South Carolina"?

3. How does Cora come to feel about her mother as the novel progresses?

4. How does Cora manage to reach Sam when she learns she is close to being caught in "South Carolina"? What does Sam tell her?

5. How is Cora's experience at the new hospital in South Carolina described?

6. How are Cora and Caesar greeted when they arrive in South Carolina?

7. What does Cora find when she arrives at the next station in "North Carolina"?

8. Discuss the narrative style of the novel. From what point of view is the narrative related? What effects does this narrative style have?

9. How are the motifs of darkness and light explored in "North Carolina"?

10. Who is Mr. Lumbly and how is his home described?

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