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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. About how old is the train engineer that finally picks Cora up after the explosion at Sam's house in "North Carolina"?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 21.

2. Why does the train conductor tell Cora he cannot take him with her when he drops her in "North Carolina"?
(a) Because the patrollers are out.
(b) Because he is in maintenance.
(c) Because the train is faulty.
(d) Because he is going back south.

3. In the opening of the chapter "South Carolina," there is a reward posting. What is the amount of the reward?
(a) $25.
(b) $50.
(c) $40.
(d) $30.

4. At what port was Ajarry held in a dungeon while the slave ships arrived?
(a) Ouidah.
(b) Cacheu.
(c) Sherbro.
(d) Dakar.

5. Who is the doctor that Cora sees when she first visits the new hospital in "South Carolina"?
(a) Dr. Stevens.
(b) Dr. Anderson.
(c) Dr. Martin.
(d) Dr. Wells.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old was Cora when her mother disappeared?

2. What is the name of the station master's wife in "North Carolina"?

3. For how much money was Ajarry first sold after arriving in America?

4. Who is the station agent that finds Cora in "North Carolina"?

5. Who is the teacher that teaches Cora and others to read and write in "South Carolina"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the "Underground Railroad" itself presented in the novel?

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

3. What do Cora and Caesar discuss when they first meet at the social in "South Carolina"?

4. Why does Sam suggest that Cora and Caesar need to get back on the train going north in "South Carolina"?

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

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

7. Why does the author introduce certain chapters in the novel with "Reward" postings?

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

9. Who is Martin Wells and how is his character described?

10. What does Ajarry's garden plot mean to Cora?

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