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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) 2-3 years.
(b) 8-9 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 6-7 months.

2. How does the narrator "sign off" in the conclusion of the Introduction?
(a) "The historian."
(b) "The editor."
(c) "The author."
(d) "Your friend."

3. Why does Ned get into a fight in “All Kinds of People”?
(a) A boy steals his books.
(b) Someone hits Jane.
(c) A man accuses him of theft.
(d) A boy tries to steal his flint.

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

5. How many in Jane's party are killed by the whites in “Massacre”?
(a) All but Jane.
(b) 4.
(c) All but 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jane decide to go after the slaves on her plantation are freed in "Freedom"?

2. What word from the Introduction refers to something that recurs again and again?

3. What is playtime dependent upon for Jane in “All Kinds of People”?

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

5. How old is Miss Jane Pittman's caretaker described as in the Introduction?

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