Question 1

"They smoothed their hair and tidied their rumpled shirts". What is the meaning of rumpled in relation to this sentence?

Accepted Answer

crush into wrinkles

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long

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dirty

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green

Question 2

"Shading it from every ray of sun were three wide-spreading magnolia trees". What is magnolia?

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The name of flowering tree.

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The name of a place.

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The name of a food.

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It is a name of a person in the novel "Underground to Canada".

Question 3

The woman was frail and sank back in her chair into the fluffy billows of a pink dress. What does the word "frail" mean?

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delicate health

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sick

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strong health

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dying

Question 4

Define the word drawl.

Accepted Answer

To say or speak in slow manner

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speak quickly

Question 5

"Then with a shock she realized that the fat man, Sims, was the overseer". What do you understand about the word overseer?

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boss or manager

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Massa

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owner

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friend

Question 6

"There was a listlessness about the others that was like sickness". What is meant by the word by listlessness?

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No interest in anything

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not happy about others

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having interest about others

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listing mistakes of others

Question 7

Define the word "trough".

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All answers are correct.

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a long, narrow, box like receptacle, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.

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a long, wide and deep depression in the ocean floor having gently sloping sides.

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any long depression or hollow, as between two ridges or waves

Question 8

"They gathered around a black washpot where collard green bubbled and steamed". What is meant by collard in this sentence?

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A green kale like plant

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a name of a place in U.S

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an animal's name

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part of a dress

Question 9

The long walk back to the slave quarters was silent, except for the shuffle of tired feet dragging through the dust. Define Shuffle.

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to move this way and that way

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feeding slaves

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helping slaves

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beating slaves

Question 10

The Underground Railway? Julilly was puzzled. Had these Abolitionists built a road under the ground that led all the way to Canada?

Do you know what is meant by "Underground Railway"?

Accepted Answer

A system for helping slaves escape to Canada or somewhere else in northern states.

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There was an Underground Railway station that take all slaves to Canada.

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There was a road that took all slaves to Canada.

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This was a sea route through Atlantic Ocean for slave to enter Canada.

Question 11

Julilly whispered to Liza, "I hope those old alligators and water-moccasins are sleepin' tonight like they are dead". What is water-moccasins?

Accepted Answer

a brown tree-climbing swamp snake that is very poisonous; also called cottonmouth

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a brown tree-climbing swamp

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a brown tree

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a brown tree-climbing swamp frog that is very poisonous; also called cottonmouth.

Question 12

What is the meaning pf plantation?

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a large estate or farm on which crops like tobacco, cotton, or sugar cane are raised.

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a large estate or farm where slaves live.

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Mass Riley farm where cotton grow and slaves work

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a large estate or farm where Massa Henson lives

Question 13

What is whippoorwill?

Accepted Answer

Whippoorwill is a spotted brown night bird that sing in a special way.

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Whippoorwill is a name of the song that slaves sing when they are going to meet each other in secrete.

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Whippoorwill is a word that slave make up for secrete call at night.

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