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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. On what road does Cora observe the hanging bodies of lynched escaped slaves in "North Carolina"?
(a) The Trail of Tears.
(b) The Lost Highway.
(c) The Forgotten Road.
(d) The Freedom Trail.

2. What is the name of Cora's mother?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Ajarry.
(c) Mary.
(d) Ethel.

3. What is the first room where Cora works at the museum in "South Carolina"?
(a) "Scenes from Darkest Africa."
(b) "Life on the Slave Ship."
(c) "The Falling and the Fleeing."
(d) "Typical Day on the Plantation."

4. Who was the saloon partner of Anorld Ridgeway's father?
(a) James Randall.
(b) Elijah Lander.
(c) Mr. Lumbly.
(d) Tom Bird.

5. On what slave ship was Ajarry taken from her homeland?
(a) The Nanny.
(b) The Eagle.
(c) The Americana.
(d) The Pelican.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say Mary works in "Georgia"?

2. Who has signed the runaway notice that opens "North Carolina"?

3. What ward of the dormitory is relegated to those with "nervous disorders" in "South Carolina"?

4. Who is the dormitory supervisor where Cora lives in "South Carolina"?

5. Who was the "infamous slave catcher" that was called to the Randall plantation after Cora's mother ran away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Cora manage to escape the train station in the beginning of "North Carolina"?

3. What is Ridgeway's association with the Randall plantation?

4. What led to the beating that Cora received from Terrance?

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

6. Who were the two white people that prepared Caesar to run? How did they prepare him?

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

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

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

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

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