The Water Dancer Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ta-Nehisi Coates
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Water Dancer Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ta-Nehisi Coates
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how old was Hiram when he could hear a song once and repeat it?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

2. Who does Sophia say was her man's name when she lived in Carolina?
(a) William.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Mars.

3. In Chapter 13, what does Hiram find for breakfast on his second day of freedom?
(a) Rye muffins.
(b) Raisin muffins.
(c) Oatmeal muffins.
(d) Blueberry muffins.

4. In Chapter 14, what does Corrine want Hiram to do to prove he will never leave the Underground?
(a) Free a prisoner from the jail.
(b) Entrap Ryland's Hounds.
(c) Free a slave from Lockless.
(d) Destroy Georgie Parks.

5. What is the season in Chapter 1?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose concubine was Sophia in Chapter 4?

2. Where does Hiram find himself when he wakes and is able to move in Chapter 5?

3. How long was Hiram at the jail before he was sold in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 5, when Hiram awakes for a second time, what scent lingers in the room?

5. What is Hiram's destination in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how does Hiram know that he has used Conduction?

2. What was strange about Hiram when he was a child?

3. In Chapter 1, why did Hiram avoid a stone bridge?

4. In Chapter 4, how did Hiram feel as he walked up the back staircase of Lockless?

5. Where did Sophia live before Lockless and what did she have there?

6. In Chapter 7, what becomes Hiram's job and why?

7. What did Howell Walker tell Hiram to do at the end of Chapter 3?

8. What does Hiram see in Chapter 1 when he is driving across a stone bridge?

9. What are Hiram's days like in Chapter 10?

10. In Chapter 7, why does Sophia want to escape slavery?

(see the answer keys)

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