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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 shape is the scar that is described on the runaway's temple in the wanted ad in "The North"?
(a) Triangle-shaped.
(b) Moon-shaped.
(c) V-shpaed.
(d) Star-shaped.

2. Who presumably left with Ridgeway after the assault, according to Sam in "Indiana"?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Fletcher.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Homer.

3. Who led the Southampton Insurrection?
(a) Elijah Lander.
(b) James Randall.
(c) Nat Turner.
(d) Jack Ross.

4. On what days of the week does the town hold its festival and lynching in "North Carolina"?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Tuesdays.
(d) Fridays.

5. Where does Ridgeway say he is going to capture another slave before returning Cora in "Tennessee"?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Southampton Insurrection take place?

2. Where did Sam end up driving trains on the Underground Railroad after he left South Carolina?

3. Where is the pit-master Jimmy's father from?

4. Who had Mabel grown up with, as she was born in the same month?

5. How many "colored men" come upon Ridgeway and his captives and take him captive in "Tennessee"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cora's relationship with Ethel evolve during her stay with the Wells?

2. How does the narrator describe Caesar's feelings toward Mr. Fletcher and Mrs. Garner in "Caesar"?

3. What does Ridgeway tell Cora about Caesar in "Tennessee"?

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

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

6. What news does Sam relate during his visit in "Indiana"?

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

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

9. How does the "Wanted" posting differ in "The North" from the ones in previous chapters?

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

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