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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the third room where Cora works at the museum in "South Carolina"?
2. In the notice printed in the beginning of "North Carolina," where did the runaway disappear from?
3. Who was Caesar's kindly Northern owner that taught him to read?
4. What is the name of the station master's wife in "North Carolina"?
5. Why does the narrator say that the captain of the slave ship that brought Ajarry from her homeland staggered the culture and disposition of the slaves he peddled?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the setting of the Hob. Who lives in this location?
2. What happens when Cora goes to the train station in the end of "South Carolina"?
3. What is Ajarry's relationship with the protagonist? How is her character described in the novel?
4. Who is Bessie and how is she described in "South Carolina"?
5. What led to Cora becoming a "stray"? What does this term mean in the narrative?
6. What happens to Lovey during the escape from the Randall plantation?
7. What is revealed of Dr. Stevens's secret nighttime activities in "Stevens"?
8. What is Cora's job at the Museum of Natural Wonders?
9. What does Ajarry's garden plot mean to Cora?
10. What is Ridgeway's association with the Randall plantation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of the Randall plantation. How many slaves work on the plantation? How are the circumstances of the slaves on the plantation illustrated? How do the circumstances on the plantation change after the death of Old Randall and James Randall?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the portrayal of the Underground Railroad in the novel. Why do you think the author has chosen to present the Underground Railroad as a literal railroad? How does this presentation alter history? How is the railroad accessed by the escaping slaves?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characters of Ajarry and Mabel in the novel. How is Mabel similar to her mother? How is she different? What do the actions of these characters reveal about them?
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