The Underground Railroad (novel) Quiz

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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 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 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 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.

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.

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

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

What is the implication of the quote "everyone whispered that the child had his father's eyes" (193)? (from Section 6)

That the slave moved because she was going to give birth to the child of an already married slave.

That the slave moved because she was going to give birth to Martin Wells' child.

That the slave moved because she was going to give birth to Ethel's father's child.

That the slave moved because she was going to give birth to Ethel's brother's child.

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

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

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

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

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

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 abandoning her during their escape attempt.

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

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

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