What motivates Caesar to consider escaping from the Randall plantation?

The broken promise of freedom after Mrs Garner's death

How does Caesar's early life under Mrs Garner's ownership influence him?

It encourages his intellectual development

Why did Caesar choose Cora as his escape partner?

He admired her mother's successful escape

What does Caesar's story illustrate about the system of slavery?

That the system destroys people regardless of their intelligence or skills

Why does Caesar insist on reading secretly, even though it is dangerous?

"If he didn't read, he was a slave"

Why is Caesar killed by the mob?

Because they hear he has not only escaped, but also killed a boy

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Caesar in The Underground Railroad

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1
What motivates Caesar to consider escaping from the Randall plantation?
The broken promise of freedom after Mrs Garner's death
A prophetic dream
Influence from other enslaved people
The harsh treatment by Terrance Randall
2
How does Caesar's early life under Mrs Garner's ownership influence him?
It encourages his intellectual development
It leads to his deep trust of all white people
It makes him submissive
It instills a sense of entitlement
3
Why did Caesar choose Cora as his escape partner?
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He admired her mother's successful escape
She could read and write
She had a map
4
What skill did Caesar possess that connected him to Fletcher and the Underground Railroad?
Farming
Tailoring
Blacksmithing
Carpenting
5
What does Caesar's story illustrate about the system of slavery?
That rebellion always leads to success
That intelligence and determination guarantee freedom
That enslaved people who could read were content with their lives
That the system destroys people regardless of their intelligence or skills
6
Why does Caesar insist on reading secretly, even though it is dangerous?
"It was sensible"
"Caesar had grown up believing he was free to choose his own fate"
"If he didn't read, he was a slave"
7
What occupation does Caesar take up in South Carolina?
Museum actor
Farmhand
Factory worker
Carpenter
8
Why is Caesar killed by the mob?
Because they think he has been flirting with a white woman
Because he was caught hiding in a white couple's attic
Because they hear he has not only escaped, but also killed a boy
Because Black people are completely banned from the state
9
Where was Caesar born?
Georgia
Virginia
South Carolina
North Carolina
10
What alias does Caesar use whilst in South Carolina?
Benj P Wells
William Johnson
Elijah Lander
Christian Markson
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Who were Caesar's parents?
Ajarry and Okra
Mabel and Grayson
Lily Jane and Jerome
Ethel and Martin

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