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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. Where does Ridgeway say he is going to capture another slave before returning Cora in "Tennessee"?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Arkansas.

2. How many slaves were in North Carolina at the time of the assembly at Oney Garrison's dining room according to Martin in "North Carolina"?
(a) Almost 150,000.
(b) Almost 300,000.
(c) Almost 100,000.
(d) Almost 200,000.

3. How does Cora respond when the red-headed man asks if she needs anything in "The North"?
(a) She shakes her head.
(b) She says yes.
(c) She asks where she is.
(d) She takes his food.

4. When did the Southampton Insurrection occur?
(a) March, 1836.
(b) July, 1818.
(c) June, 1845.
(d) August, 1831.

5. What approximate age is given for the runaway slave on the wanted poster in "Tennessee"?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What building is burned down at the farm in "Indiana"?

2. What gift does Royal give to Cora in "Indiana"?

3. Who led the Southampton Insurrection?

4. How is Mabel killed?

5. In "Mabel," the narrator says, "The first and last things she gave to her daughter were" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ridgeway tell Cora about Caesar in "Tennessee"?

2. How does the narrator describe Caesar's feelings toward Mr. Fletcher and Mrs. Garner in "Caesar"?

3. How is the night before the community meeting described in flashback in "Indiana"?

4. What leads to Mabel's death, as revealed in "Mabel"?

5. How does Cora make her way outside of the Underground Railroad in "The North"?

6. What are the "close calls" that could have led to Cora's discovery in "North Carolina"?

7. What gift does Royal give to Cora in "Indiana"? Why is this significant?

8. How did Martin become involved with the Underground Railroad?

9. What does Cora note about the landscape as she crosses through Tennessee?

10. What converation takes place between Cora and Valentine in the library in "Indiana"?

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