The Underground Railroad (novel) Quiz

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What is ironic about the fact that Cora leaves Caesar behind when she has a chance to escape? (from Section 4)

Cora is angry about being left behind by her mother when she escaped.

Cora is angry about being left behind by Caesar when he made his first escape attempt.

Cora is angry that Lovey managed to escape safely, and she has to fight her way to freedom all over again.

Cora is angry that Ridgeway has changed his mind, and decided to pursue her rather than just letting her go.

What is the most likely reason that Cora changes her mind and dances in Section 1? (from Section 1)

She wants to make a good impression on Caesar, to whom she is attracted.

She does not want to risk making Terrance Randall angry, giving him a reason to beat her.

She has decided that there is a reason to celebrate after all.

She does not want to upset the elderly slave by not participating in his celebration.

Why does Dr. Stevens assist in the robbing of graves? (from Section 5)

So he and other medical students can learn about anatomy by dissecting the bodies they steal.

So that he and other medical students can learn about the differences between "colored" and "white" bodies.

So that he and other anti-slavery activists can prove that the dead "colored" have been tortured.

So he and other anti-slavery activists can give the black slaves that have been tortured and killed a proper burial.

What is the irony associated with Royal's comment that no-one will be as interested in capturing Cora as Randall was? (from Section 9)

Royal has forgotten Ridgeway, who still has his own reasons for being obsessed with capturing Cora.

Royal has forgotten Sam, who is a double agent for both the railroad and the slave catchers and who betrayed Caesar.

Royal has forgotten Boseman, who still has his own reasons for being obsessed with capturing Cora.

Royal has forgotten Valentine, who insists on having control over what the people on his farm do and where they go.

Cora comes to believe that she is going to stay on the Valentine farm. Earlier in the novel, she had the same feeling about another stop on the underground railroad. What was that stop, and why is her hope here ironic? (from Section 8)

The earlier stop was in South Carolina: Cora's thought here is ironic because the freedom she thought she had in South Carolina turned out to be an illusion.

The earlier stop was in North Carolina: Cora's thought here is ironic because the freedom she thought she had in North Carolina turned out to be an illusion.

The earlier stop was in Tennessee: Cora's thought here is ironic because the imprisonment she experienced in Tennessee is the same sort of imprisonment she fears coming into the farm.

The earlier stop was in South Carolina: Cora's thought here is ironic because the supportive Valentine family is secretly as racist as Dr. Stevens and the other whites.