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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The War Years (Shelter for a Night – Rednecks and Scalawags).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does the narrator describe his sessions lasting with Miss Jane in the Introduction?
(a) 6-7 months.
(b) 2-3 years.
(c) 8-9 months.
(d) 2 months.

2. The slave that the old black man is trying to find in “Hunter” was purchased where?
(a) In Mississippi.
(b) In Mississippi.
(c) In Texas.
(d) In Arkansas.

3. What do Ned and Jane ask of Job in “An Old Man"?
(a) For a ride in his wagon.
(b) For directions to Arkansas.
(c) For a newspaper.
(d) For a cup of water.

4. How long after the narrator's last interview with Miss Jane does he say she died in the Introduction?
(a) 6 months after the last interview.
(b) 8 months after the last interview.
(c) 2 years after the last interview.
(d) 2 months after the last interview.

5. What are the poor whites called that make it their job to track down slaves in “Massacre”?
(a) Blackhawks.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Cajuns.
(d) Patrollers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old man show Ned and Jane to help them on their journey in “An Old Man"?

2. What does Jane give to Ned after the massacre in “Massacre”?

3. What imposing woman leads the slaves on their journey in “Heading North”?

4. Why does Jane become angry and beat a man with a stick in “Heading North”?

5. What word from the Introduction means unwilling to admit or accept something as truth?

(see the answer key)

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