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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: The Plantation (The Samson House).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Joe Pittman killed?
(a) Trying to break a horse.
(b) He is hit by a train.
(c) He is beaten to death by a master.
(d) He commits suicide.

2. Where is Ned's body laid to rest in “Assassination”?
(a) Next to the black church.
(b) In the yard of the school.
(c) In Kentucky.
(d) In Jane's yard.

3. What does the old man show Ned and Jane to help them on their journey in “An Old Man"?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A railway schedule.
(c) A map of the U.S.
(d) A history book.

4. What happens to Ned's murderer in “The People”?
(a) He is jailed for 6 months.
(b) He is hanged for murder and assassination.
(c) The judge drops the case against him.
(d) He is jailed for 3 years.

5. Who is the plantation owner that Job takes Ned and Jane to meet in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) Mr. Cluveau.
(b) Mr. Bones.
(c) Mr. Samson.
(d) Mr. Major.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news is related of Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?

2. Why are Jane and Ned denied passage on the ferry in “Shelter for a Night”?

3. Until what year is Ned's school in operation?

4. Where do Ned and Jane encounter the old white man in “An Old Man"?

5. Who is sent to bring Tee Bob from hiding in the house in "The Samson House"?

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