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Questions 1-5 of 27:

1.

Cora's realization that the freedom associated with the park near the Wells' house is an illusion echoes her similar realization about what other, seemingly free, area of land? (from Section 6)

Her plot of land on the Randall plantation.

The Field of Freedom that she passes through on her way to Martin and Ethel's home.

The open park in the middle of the city in South Carolina.

Her plot of land behind the dormitory in South Carolina.

2.

Why does Dr. Stevens assist in the robbing of graves? (from Section 5)

So that he and other anti-slavery activists can prove that the dead "colored" have been tortured.

So that he and other medical students can learn about the differences between "colored" and "white" bodies.

So he and other anti-slavery activists can give the black slaves that have been tortured and killed a proper burial.

So he and other medical students can learn about anatomy by dissecting the bodies they steal.

3.

Who is Fiona? (from Section 5)

The slave concealed in the attic before Cora.

The station master.

The wife of Martin Wells.

The servant of Martin and Ethel Wells.

4.

Why does narration describe the imagined encounter between Cora and her mother as "angry"? (from Section 6)

Cora is still angry at her mother for dying when she (Cora) was a girl.

Cora is still angry at her mother for abandoning her during their escape attempt.

Cora is still angry at her mother for abandoning her at the Randall plantation.

Cora is still angry at her mother for betraying her to Terrance Randall.

5.

What is the common meaning to narration's references to both "the miracle beneath" and "the new nation beneath the old"? (from Section 10 )

Light.

Status.

Freedom.

Discipline.

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