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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The War Years (Shelter for a Night – Rednecks and Scalawags).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the narrator thank in concluding the Introduction?
(a) "Judy Major, Amma Dean, and Madame Gautier for their stories, letters, and correspondence."
(b) "The historians who came before me and those who continue to bring the truth to the surface."
(c) "All the wonderful people who were at Miss Jane's house through those long months of interviewing her."
(d) "The Samson family, for delivering Jane to her true home."

2. What imposing woman leads the slaves on their journey in “Heading North”?
(a) Madame Gautier.
(b) Big Laura.
(c) Amma Dean.
(d) Black Harriet.

3. Where does Job give Ned and Jane a place to sleep in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) In a spare bedroom behind the house.
(b) In his attic.
(c) In an empty food crib outside the house.
(d) In his basement.

4. Why do the blacks that Jane and Ned encounter mock her in “Heading South”?
(a) They mock her for not wanting to marry.
(b) They mock her idea of making it to Ohio.
(c) They mock her for leaving Tee Bob.
(d) They mock her for attempting to learn to read.

5. Where did the white woman that is accompanied by the black flee from in “Heading South”?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the narrator's last interview with Miss Jane does he say she died in the Introduction?

2. For how much money per month is Jane hired on at the plantation in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

3. What is the white man's position who approaches Jane and Ned in “Shelter for a Night”?

4. Why does Ned get into a fight in “All Kinds of People”?

5. Who do Jane and Ned ask for when they encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?

(see the answer key)

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