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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 prize for the shucking competition in "Indiana"?

2. What does Cora notice about the landscape as she rides in the wagon with Ridgeway in "Tennessee"?

3. What charismatic speaker comes regularly to the farm and gives charismatic speeches in "Indiana"?

4. Who teaches the lessons that Cora attends in "Indiana"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Ridgeway's assistants and how are they described?

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

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

4. Who speaks at the community meeting in "Indiana"? What do they say?

5. How does Cora manage to escape from Ridgeway in "The North"?

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

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

8. What happens when Cora is discovered in the home of the Wells?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss Cora as the protagonist of The Underground Railroad. What characteristics does Cora exhibit when her character is introduced? What makes Cora a "stray"? How does Cora's character develop over the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of racism and history in The Underground Railroad. How does the author develop these themes through character and setting? What symbolism relates to these themes? How does the author explore these themes through action and plot development?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and physical abuse in The Underground Railroad. What abuses does Cora experience as a slave? What abuses does she experience after reaching freedom? What symbolism relates to these themes?

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