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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 building does the staton master tell Cora and Caesar to use as a landmark in "South Carolina"?
2. Who is the station agent that finds Cora in "North Carolina"?
3. Why does the train conductor tell Cora he cannot take him with her when he drops her in "North Carolina"?
4. Who is the curator of the museum where Cora goes to work in "South Carolina"?
5. Who has signed the reward poster that opens "South Carolina"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Cora stay to remain hidden in "North Carolina"? How is this setting described?
2. What is Ajarry's relationship with the protagonist? How is her character described in the novel?
3. How does Cora come to feel about her mother as the novel progresses?
4. What led to the beating that Cora received from Terrance?
5. How does Cora manage to escape the train station in the beginning of "North Carolina"?
6. Why does the author introduce certain chapters in the novel with "Reward" postings?
7. Who is Martin Wells and how is his character described?
8. What is Ridgeway's association with the Randall plantation?
9. What does Ajarry's garden plot mean to Cora?
10. How is Cora's experience at the new hospital in South Carolina described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss and analyze the character of Arnold Ridgeway in The Underground Railroad. What led Ridgeway to become a patroller and slave-catcher? For how long has he done this work? Why is he called to the Randall plantation?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the setting of Valentine farm. Where is the farm located? Who works the land on the farm? How are the living conditions on the farm described?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Caesar in The Underground Railroad. Why does Caesar choose Cora as the slave he wants to run away with? How did Caesar learn to read and write? What do Caesar's actions reveal about his character?
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