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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. When Sam fled South Carolina, he took a ship headed where?

2. When does the narrator say Moses became a monster in "Mabel"?

3. What crop is most associated with the dependents of American whites on slavery?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the "Wanted" posting differ in "The North" from the ones in previous chapters?

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

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

5. How does Cora make her way outside of the Underground Railroad in "The North"?

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

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

8. What information does Martin relate to Cora about North Carolina politics during their visits?

9. What are the "close calls" that could have led to Cora's discovery in "North Carolina"?

10. What is "Manifest Destiny" and how is it discussed in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the opening "Reward" notices that appear in certain chapters of The Underground Railroad. Why do you think the author includes these notices? How do the notices serve the story? How do the notices change as the novel progresses?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Fiona in The Underground Railroad. Where does Fiona work? What does she do? How do Fiona's actions impact the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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