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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what stock does Mary descend?
(a) Ashanti.
(b) Denkyira.
(c) Akan.
(d) Kumasi.

2. About how old was Cora when her mother disappeared?
(a) 4.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 6.

3. Who are the other performers that work with Cora at the museum in "South Carolina"?
(a) Isis and Betty.
(b) Lovey and Ajarry.
(c) Mary and Sarah.
(d) Ethel and Mabel.

4. Who is the station agent that finds Cora in "North Carolina"?
(a) Elijah Lander.
(b) Mr. Lumbly.
(c) Boseman.
(d) Martin Wells.

5. How did Ajarry first attempt suicide while on the slave ship?
(a) By denying herself food.
(b) By cutting her wrists.
(c) By hanging.
(d) By slapping a captain.

6. On the reward poster in the beginning of "South Carolina," the author states, "I have been informed she is lurking in and about" what location?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Edenton.
(d) Charleston.

7. Who follows Cora and Caesar when they make their escape from the plantation?
(a) Ridgeway.
(b) Ethel.
(c) Lovey.
(d) Ajarry.

8. What county is listed on the wanted notice that begins "North Carolina"?
(a) Anderson County.
(b) Richmond County.
(c) Granville County.
(d) Clark County.

9. About how old is the train engineer that finally picks Cora up after the explosion at Sam's house in "North Carolina"?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

10. What is the date on the reward poster that opens "South Carolina"?
(a) March 17, 1845.
(b) September 2, 1826.
(c) July 18, 1820.
(d) January 5, 1812.

11. Who was the tobacco hand that told Cora the door to the roof of the Griffin Building remained unlocked in "South Carolina"?
(a) Boseman.
(b) Royal.
(c) Lovey.
(d) Martin.

12. Who is the dormitory supervisor where Cora lives in "South Carolina"?
(a) Miss Mary.
(b) Miss Lucy.
(c) Miss Ethel.
(d) Miss Sarah.

13. Who is the slave that comes up to Cora and suggests they run away together in "Georgia"?
(a) Royal.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Lovey.
(d) Boseman.

14. In the notice printed in the beginning of "North Carolina," where did the runaway disappear from?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Malvern.
(d) Charleston.

15. How did Ajarry die?
(a) From yellow fever.
(b) From cholera.
(c) From a brain aneurysm.
(d) From being lynched.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cora learn the residents of Number 40 have been taken when they disappear in "South Carolina"?

2. Where has Caesar gotten work after arriving in South Carolina?

3. What are the actors such as Cora referred to by the curator of the museum in "South Carolina"?

4. Who has signed the reward poster that opens "South Carolina"?

5. Where were Ajarry and the other slaves taken upon arriving in America to be certified clear of illness?

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