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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third room where Cora works at the museum in "South Carolina"?

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

3. Who answers the door to find Caesar when he visits the Hob to talk to Cora in "Georgia"?

4. How long ago does the reward poster in the opening of "South Carolina" say the slave girl ran away?

5. Who are the other performers that work with Cora at the museum in "South Carolina"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the "Underground Railroad" itself presented in the novel?

2. How are the motifs of darkness and light explored in "North Carolina"?

3. What happens to Lovey during the escape from the Randall plantation?

4. Describe the setting of the Hob. Who lives in this location?

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

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

7. What does Cora find when she arrives at the next station in "North Carolina"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of the Randall plantation. How many slaves work on the plantation? How are the circumstances of the slaves on the plantation illustrated? How do the circumstances on the plantation change after the death of Old Randall and James Randall?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the opening "Reward" notices that appear in certain chapters of The Underground Railroad. Why do you think the author includes these notices? How do the notices serve the story? How do the notices change as the novel progresses?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of the Underground Railroad in the novel. Why do you think the author has chosen to present the Underground Railroad as a literal railroad? How does this presentation alter history? How is the railroad accessed by the escaping slaves?

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