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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. After how long does the fisherman abandon Jane in “Man’s Way”?
(a) After 1 year.
(b) After 6 months.
(c) After 3 years.
(d) After 8 months.

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

3. What word from the narrative means to give someone a name that reflects a notable quality?
(a) Embody.
(b) Christen.
(c) Deter.
(d) Extrapolate.

4. How is Joe Pittman killed?
(a) He commits suicide.
(b) He is hit by a train.
(c) He is beaten to death by a master.
(d) Trying to break a horse.

5. What happens to Ned's murderer in “The People”?
(a) He is hanged for murder and assassination.
(b) He is jailed for 6 months.
(c) The judge drops the case against him.
(d) He is jailed for 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Jane move to live with the fisherman after Joe's death?

4. How is the door opened in the room where Tee Bob has locked himself in "The Samson House"?

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

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