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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. Who is the cruel red-headed overseer at Randall plantation?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Connelly.
(c) Will.
(d) Masters.

2. Why does the train conductor tell Cora he cannot take him with her when he drops her in "North Carolina"?
(a) Because he is in maintenance.
(b) Because he is going back south.
(c) Because the train is faulty.
(d) Because the patrollers are out.

3. What does the doctor say led to James's death in "Georgia"?
(a) Kidney failure.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) Brain aneurysm.

4. Where did Ridgeway travel to in order to retreive the slave named Betsy in "Ridgeway"?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Trenton, New Jersey.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

5. How did Ajarry attempt to kill herself a second time on the slave ship passage?
(a) By cutting her neck.
(b) By hanging.
(c) By drowning.
(d) By cutting her wrists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who acted as the pallbearers at Old Randall's funeral?

2. What is the date of the wanted notice that opens "North Carolina"?

3. Who is the owner of the saloon the Drift?

4. Where is Bessie Carpenter supposed to be from?

5. What were the name of Old Randall's mastiffs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the implications of James Randall's death?

3. What led to the beating that Cora received from Terrance?

4. How is Cora's experience at the new hospital in South Carolina described?

5. What happens when Cora goes to the train station in the end of "South Carolina"?

6. What is Cora's job at the Museum of Natural Wonders?

7. How does Cora manage to escape the train station in the beginning of "North Carolina"?

8. Why does the author introduce certain chapters in the novel with "Reward" postings?

9. Who is Bessie and how is she described in "South Carolina"?

10. How does Cora come to feel about her mother as the novel progresses?

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