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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. What procedure does the doctor at the new hospital suggest to Cora in "South Carolina"?
(a) Appendectomy.
(b) Lobotomy.
(c) Hysterectomy.
(d) Sterilization.

2. Where does the narrator say Mary works in "Georgia"?
(a) The library.
(b) The milk house.
(c) The chicken house.
(d) The estate kitchen.

3. Where is Bessie Carpenter supposed to be from?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Arkansas.

4. How did Ajarry die?
(a) From being lynched.
(b) From a brain aneurysm.
(c) From cholera.
(d) From yellow fever.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was James when he fell ill negotiating with a delegation of trading agents from Liverpool in "Georgia"?

2. What inhabitant of the Hob does not speak because her tongue was cut out by the previous owner in "Georgia"?

3. Who is the slave that comes up to Cora and suggests they run away together in "Georgia"?

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

5. How long ago does the reward poster in the opening of "South Carolina" say the slave girl ran away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bessie and how is she described in "South Carolina"?

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

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

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

5. Where does Cora stay to remain hidden in "North Carolina"? How is this setting described?

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

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

8. What happens to Lovey during the escape from the Randall plantation?

9. What is Ajarry's relationship with the protagonist? How is her character described in the novel?

10. Describe the setting of the Hob. Who lives in this location?

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