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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 many students are in the schoolroom where Cora attends classes in "Indiana"?
(a) Five.
(b) 12.
(c) Ten.
(d) 25.

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

3. Grayson was sold to the Randall plantation by an indigo farmer from where?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Mississippi.

4. Who attempts to have sex with Cora in "Tennessee"?
(a) Ridgeway.
(b) Boseman.
(c) Royal.
(d) Homer.

5. What do the Wells tell their housekeeper in order to keep her away from working when Cora is sick?
(a) That their parents are coming to town.
(b) That Martin is sick.
(c) That Ethel is sick.
(d) That she is fired.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Old Randall sell Moses's mother off?

2. Of what book of the Bible does the narrator claim "Cora believed in that part of the holy book, at least" in "Indiana"?

3. What county is listed on the reward poster in "Tennessee"?

4. What is the approximate age given for the escaped slave on the reward notice in "Indiana"?

5. Who does Caesar drink Corn whiskey with and talk about women in "Caesar"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cora make her way outside of the Underground Railroad in "The North"?

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

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

4. What is "Manifest Destiny" and how is it discussed in the novel?

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

6. How is the setting described when Cora exits the train station in "The North"?

7. How is Valentine farm described? Where is it located?

8. What information does Martin relate to Cora about North Carolina politics during their visits?

9. What happens during the ambush at Ridgeway's wagon in "Tennessee"?

10. What are the "close calls" that could have led to Cora's discovery in "North Carolina"?

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