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

2. How old was Arnold Ridgeway when he took up with the patrollers?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

3. Why does the narrator say that the captain of the slave ship that brought Ajarry from her homeland staggered the culture and disposition of the slaves he peddled?
(a) Because the buyers liked to choose from different tribes.
(b) Because they liked to hear the different languages.
(c) Because different tribes had different specialties in terms of work.
(d) Because they might plot a mutiny if they shared a language.

4. How long ago does the reward poster in the opening of "South Carolina" say the slave girl ran away?
(a) Nine months ago.
(b) One month ago.
(c) Two months ago.
(d) Six months ago.

5. Where is Bessie Carpenter supposed to be from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ridgeway travel to in order to retreive the slave named Betsy in "Ridgeway"?

2. What saloon does Sam warn Caesar and Cora away from in "South Carolina"?

3. At what port was Ajarry held in a dungeon while the slave ships arrived?

4. Who is the boy that Cora received a beating for protecting from Terrance?

5. How did Ajarry attempt to kill herself a second time on the slave ship passage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed of Dr. Stevens's secret nighttime activities in "Stevens"?

2. Who were the two white people that prepared Caesar to run? How did they prepare him?

3. Discuss the narrative style of the novel. From what point of view is the narrative related? What effects does this narrative style have?

4. What led to Cora becoming a "stray"? What does this term mean in the narrative?

5. How are Cora and Caesar greeted when they arrive in South Carolina?

6. What does Ajarry's garden plot mean to Cora?

7. Where does Cora stay to remain hidden in "North Carolina"? How is this setting described?

8. What resentments does Cora come to form about her work at the Museum of Natural Wonders?

9. Who is Martin Wells and how is his character described?

10. What is Ridgeway's association with the Randall plantation?

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