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

2. Where does Jane work on the plantation in “Samson”?
(a) In the nursery.
(b) In the fields.
(c) In the school.
(d) In the kitchen.

3. Where was Frederick Douglass born?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Mississiippi.
(d) Arkansas.

4. Why do the blacks that Jane and Ned encounter mock her in “Heading South”?
(a) They mock her for not wanting to marry.
(b) They mock her for attempting to learn to read.
(c) They mock her for leaving Tee Bob.
(d) They mock her idea of making it to Ohio.

5. Who replaces Miss Lily after she leaves Samson's plantation?
(a) Tom Joe.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Tee Bob.
(d) Timmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Samson's sons was born of a black woman on the plantation in “Two Brothers of the South”?

2. How many children does Ned have when he visits Jane in “Professor Douglass”?

3. How is Joe Pittman killed?

4. How many years later does Cluveau die after his confrontation with Jane in “The Chariot of Hell”?

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

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