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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. What is the name of the schoolteacher who comes to Samson Plantation in “The LeFarbre Family”?
(a) Madame Gautier.
(b) Etienne.
(c) Mary Agnes LeFabre.
(d) Mary Hodges.

2. For how much money per month is Jane hired on at the plantation in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) $10.
(b) $20.
(c) $6.
(d) $3.

3. What options are the slaves on Jane's plantation given after they've been freed in "Freedom"?
(a) They can stay as hired laborers or leave to fend for themselves.
(b) They can lease land to farm as their own or they can work for the plantation.
(c) They can stay and learn to read or they can leave to fend for themselves.
(d) They can leave or they can work their way up to master.

4. What does Jane give to Ned after the massacre in “Massacre”?
(a) A book from her bag.
(b) His mother's flint.
(c) A bag of food.
(d) A belt buckle.

5. What word is used to mean "godfather" in the narrative?
(a) Gumpa.
(b) Parrain.
(c) Macher.
(d) Chez.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does the narrator describe his sessions lasting with Miss Jane in the Introduction?

2. What word from the narrative refers to an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles?

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

4. Who is the eldest of Samson's sons in “Two Brothers of the South”?

5. Why does the father of the schoolteacher slap her in “The LeFarbre Family”?

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