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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 news does Sam inform Cora about Terrance Randall in "Indiana"?
(a) That he has remarried.
(b) That he is now fat.
(c) That he is hunting her down alone.
(d) That he is dead.

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

3. Where does Ridgeway tell Cora that Caesar was killed in "Tennessee"?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Tennessee.

4. How old was Mabel when Grayson arrived at the plantation?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

5. What is the approximate age given for the escaped slave on the reward notice in "Indiana"?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 28.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who presumably left with Ridgeway after the assault, according to Sam in "Indiana"?

2. Ridgeway takes a detour in Tennessee because they encounter a town that is quarantined as a result of what disease?

3. How does Cora respond when the red-headed man asks if she needs anything in "The North"?

4. How many men, women, and children does the narrator claim were killed in the Southampton Insurrection?

5. Where is the Wells' housekeeper from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What converation takes place between Cora and Valentine in the library in "Indiana"?

2. How is Cora's relationship with Royal illustrated in "Indiana"?

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

4. What does Cora note about the landscape as she crosses through Tennessee?

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

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

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

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

9. What is significant about the allusions to Gulliver's Travels in The Underground Railroad?

10. What gift does Royal give to Cora in "Indiana"? Why is this significant?

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