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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. Where do Ned and Jane encounter the old white man in “An Old Man"?
(a) Fishing by the river.
(b) Oh the porch of a house in the swamp.
(c) Waiting at a train station.
(d) Standing near a church.

2. What does Mary Agnes deny when she is questioned by the sheriff in "The Samson House"?
(a) She denies being pregnant.
(b) She denies being raped.
(c) She denies being black.
(d) She denies marrying Tee Bob.

3. Why does Ned get into a fight in “All Kinds of People”?
(a) A boy tries to steal his flint.
(b) A man accuses him of theft.
(c) A boy steals his books.
(d) Someone hits Jane.

4. How does Job's wife respond when he brings Ned and Jane home in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) Kindly.
(b) With open arms.
(c) Angrily.
(d) With tears.

5. How many children does Ned have when he visits Jane in “Professor Douglass”?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What eventually leads to the closing down of Ned's school?

2. What word is used to mean "godfather" in the narrative?

3. Where is Ned's body laid to rest in “Assassination”?

4. Who is the letter from Tee Bob left after his suicide revealed to be for in "The Samson House"?

5. How is Joe Pittman killed?

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