The Underground Railroad (novel) Quiz

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Why does Cora hide in the far corner of the Wells' attic? (from Section 5)

She is trying to avoid seeing and hearing the weekly lynchings.

She is trying to avoid being seen and heard by Ethel Wells.

She is trying to avoid being seen and heard by Fiona: the window Cora looks out of can be seen from the front sidewalk that Fiona always walks down.

She is trying to avoid seeing and hearing the weekly town parties: they are too happy for her to endure.

Cora comes to believe that she is going to stay on the Valentine farm. Earlier in the novel, she had the same feeling about another stop on the underground railroad. What was that stop, and why is her hope here ironic? (from Section 8)

The earlier stop was in North Carolina: Cora's thought here is ironic because the freedom she thought she had in North Carolina turned out to be an illusion.

The earlier stop was in South Carolina: Cora's thought here is ironic because the supportive Valentine family is secretly as racist as Dr. Stevens and the other whites.

The earlier stop was in South Carolina: Cora's thought here is ironic because the freedom she thought she had in South Carolina turned out to be an illusion.

The earlier stop was in Tennessee: Cora's thought here is ironic because the imprisonment she experienced in Tennessee is the same sort of imprisonment she fears coming into the farm.

Given that Cora is generally healthy, what is the most likely reason that she is sent to live in The Hob? (from Section 1)

Her actions in defending Ajarry from a beating suggest she is a troublemaker,and has to be controlled.

Her actions in defending her land suggest she is a troublemaker and has to be controlled.

She refused to give in to the overseer's sexual advances and is punished for it.

She continually attempts to get others to escape with her, so she is being punished for it.

Who is the man with whom Cora finally allows herself to have an intimate relationship? (from Section 9)

Sam.

Lander.

Valentine.

Royal.

How does the appearance of new growth in the aftermath of the fires in Tennessee metaphorically relate to what happens to Cora later in Section 7? (from Section 7)

It metaphorically foreshadows the reference to the flowers that she wants to put on her mother's grave.

It metaphorically foreshadows the gift of the new dress given to her by Ridegway.

It metaphorically foreshadows the possibility of new life implied by her rescue.

It metaphorically foreshadows the possibility of freedom she feels the moment she sees the colored man on the street.