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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 white man's position who approaches Jane and Ned in “Shelter for a Night”?
(a) He is a government investigator.
(b) He is a game warden.
(c) He is a local mayor.
(d) He is a bounty hunter.

2. How does Mary Agnes describe her injuries to the sheriff in "The Samson House"?
(a) She claims she broke her arm at the store.
(b) She claims she hit her head when Tee Bob tried to stop her from leaving.
(c) She claims she fell while walking down the staircase.
(d) She claims she fell on a letter opener.

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

4. What word from "The Samson House" means to seize and carry off someone by force?
(a) Ravish.
(b) Extropate.
(c) Entrench.
(d) Asphyxiate.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word from the narrative means to give someone a name that reflects a notable quality?

3. What happens to Ned's murderer in “The People”?

4. Where does Jane eventually encounter Cluveau and confront him in “The Chariot of Hell”?

5. Where does Ned's family go after his death in “The People”?

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