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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. How does Cora escape in the Underground Railroad in "The North"?
(a) By running down the tracks.
(b) By calling for help.
(c) By using a handcar.
(d) By taking a passing train.

2. Who teaches the lessons that Cora attends in "Indiana"?
(a) Mary.
(b) Ethel.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Georgina.

3. Who is the black driver of Ridgeway's wagon in "Tennessee"?
(a) Homer.
(b) Harry.
(c) Boseman.
(d) Royal.

4. Why did Old Randall sell Moses's mother off?
(a) She was pregnant.
(b) She went crazy from the abuse.
(c) She was elderly.
(d) Her arm went numb and made her unfit for work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the alias that Sam used as a slave catcher after he left South Carolina?

2. Who has signed the reward notice in "Indiana"?

3. Who is the man who ends up taking Cora after the Wells' house has been raided?

4. How many students are in the schoolroom where Cora attends classes in "Indiana"?

5. On what days of the week does the town hold its festival and lynching in "North Carolina"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the night before the community meeting described in flashback in "Indiana"?

2. How did Martin become involved with the Underground Railroad?

3. What leads to Mabel's death, as revealed in "Mabel"?

4. Why does Ridgeway take Cora into Tennessee?

5. Who are Ridgeway's assistants and how are they described?

6. What does Cora observe about Fiona from the attic in "North Carolina"?

7. How are the fall festival activiities described at Valentine farm?

8. How is Mabel's flight described in "Mabel"?

9. What happens during the ambush at the community meeting in the end of "Indiana"?

10. How does Cora manage to escape from Ridgeway in "The North"?

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