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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the Introduction means unwilling to admit or accept something as truth?

2. What options are the slaves on Jane's plantation given after they've been freed in "Freedom"?

3. What word from the Introduction refers to something that recurs again and again?

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

5. How long after Ned's absence does Jane receive word from him in “Two Letters from Kansas”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does irony apply to Colonel Dye's re-purchase of the Bone Plantation?

2. How is the narrator influenced by Miss Jane Pittman's funeral in the Introduction?

3. What purpose does the Introduction serve to the plot and/or themes in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

4. How does Jane's narrative perspective influence the plot of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

5. How is the theme of self-identification explored in the first chapters of Book 1?

6. How does the narrator describe his relationship with Miss Jane Pittman in the Introduction?

7. What happens when Jane and Ned encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?

8. How would you describe the language syle in the novel?

9. How have the slaves been affected by the actions of the north in Book 2: Reconstruction?

10. How does the government investigator help Jane and Ned after getting them across the river in “Shelter for a Night”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the genre and the narrative style of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. From whose perspective is the story related? Is the book fiction or nonfiction? Why do you think the author chose to narrate the story in this manner?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the political and social atmosphere at the end of the Civil War. Consider the following ethnic groups, and discuss how each is affected after the war: Cajuns, Creoles, blacks, and whites. How did the relationships between these groups change at the end of the war?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of Book 1: The War Years. Where does Jane live when the Civil War ends? Where does she decide to go after the Emancipation? Why?

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