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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. How many students are in the schoolroom where Cora attends classes in "Indiana"?

2. What is the name of Molly's mother?

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

4. What is the name of the farm where Cora stays in "Indiana"?

5. When did the runaway escape, according to the reward poster that opens "Tennessee"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Martin become involved with the Underground Railroad?

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

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

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

5. How does the narrative transition in the chapter titled "Caesar"?

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

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

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

9. How is the setting described when Cora exits the train station in "The North"?

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

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 author's use of irony in The Underground Railroad. What are examples of verbal irony used in the novel? What are examples of dramatic and situational irony? What purpose do these examples serve to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters of Martin and Ethel Wells. Where does Cora meet these characters? How do these characters help Cora? What relationships do they form? What becomes of Martin and Ethel?

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