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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: The Plantation (Samson – Miss Lilly).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. Samson's first name?
(a) Homer.
(b) James.
(c) Walter.
(d) Robert.

2. Why does Jane become angry and beat a man with a stick in “Heading North”?
(a) Because he attempted to stteal her bag of food.
(b) Because he attempted to hit Hardy.
(c) Because he decided to adopt her last name of Brown.
(d) Because he attempted to take Ned's flint from him.

3. Why does Ned later enlist in the army, according to Jane in “Two Letters from Kansas”?
(a) To help with the war effort in Mexico.
(b) To help with the war effort in Cuba.
(c) To help with the war effort in Japan.
(d) To help with the war effort in Germany.

4. What are the Confederate soldiers called in "Soldiers"?
(a) Secesh.
(b) Bootleggers.
(c) Hardies.
(d) Cajuns.

5. How long after Ned's absence does Jane receive word from him in “Two Letters from Kansas”?
(a) After he's been gone a year.
(b) After he's been gone two years.
(c) After he's been gone a month.
(d) After he's been gone six months.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman,” Jane has a vision of herself burdened with what?

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

4. What name has Ned taken on in “Ned Leaves Home”?

5. By what name is Miss Jane called as a slave-child on the plantation?

(see the answer key)

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