Question 1 (3 pts) We just started reading the book together. There is no right

Question 1 (3 pts)
We just started reading the book together. There is no right answer here, and I just want to learn more about your reading experience.
What was one thing you read that surprised you? Why did it surprise you? Aim for at least 5 sentences in your response for full credit.
Question 2
Who is the main character?
Question 3
Who asks Cora to run away?
Question 4 (2 pts)
Describe The Underground Railroad. What does it look like? What does it seem like? Use one passage to support your point. Include a page number of where this passage appears.
Question 5 (2 pts)
Describe one difficulty you had while reading. What was one challenge you experienced? This could be anything from staying focused, to understanding words or references, to exploring larger themes. Describe the challenge in a short paragraph of at least 5 sentences.
Question 6 (2 pts)
Now, tell me how you might overcome that difficulty. What resources would you need to support you overcoming that obstacle? Be specific.
Question 7 (2 pts)
How do you see these two passages connecting? There is no right answer; I just want to see your thoughts and thinking. Use your authentic voice to highlight your thinking.
“Sometimes a slave will be lost in a breif eddy of liberation. In the sway of a sudden reverie among the furrows or while untangling the mysteries of an early-morning dream. In the middle of of a song on a warm Sunday night. Then it comes, always — the overseer’s cry, the call to work, the shadow of the master, the reminder that she is only a human being for a tiny moment across the eternity of her servitude” (29).
“To escape the boundary of the plantation was to escape the fundamental principles of your existence: impossible” (8).