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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 approximate age given for the escaped slave on the reward notice in "Indiana"?

2. What is the name of the escaped slave on the reward notice in "Indiana"?

3. What is the name of the old black man that offers Cora food and says he is traveling west in "The North"?

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

5. How old was Mabel when Grayson arrived at the plantation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What converation takes place between Cora and Valentine in the library in "Indiana"?

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

4. What news does Sam relate during his visit in "Indiana"?

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

6. What is significant about the allusions to Gulliver's Travels in The Underground Railroad?

7. Why does Ridgeway take Cora into Tennessee?

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

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

10. What gift does Royal give to Cora in "Indiana"? Why is this significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Discuss the character of Dr. Stevens in the novel. Where does Cora encounter Dr. Stevens? How does he treat Cora? What does the reader learn about Stevens's nighttime activities? Why are these activities significant in the novel?

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