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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. Where does Jane decide to go after the slaves on her plantation are freed in "Freedom"?
(a) To New York.
(b) To Pennsylvania.
(c) To Missouri.
(d) To Ohio.

2. From what narrative tense is the Introduction related?
(a) Past tense.
(b) Future tense.
(c) Present tense.
(d) Future passive tense.

3. Who is the plantation owner that Job takes Ned and Jane to meet in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) Mr. Cluveau.
(b) Mr. Major.
(c) Mr. Samson.
(d) Mr. Bones.

4. Hold is Miss Jane Pittman described in the Introduction?
(a) She is more than 100 years old.
(b) She is in her mid-90s.
(c) She is in her late 80s.
(d) She is in her mid-70s.

5. Why are Jane and Ned denied passage on the ferry in “Shelter for a Night”?
(a) They don't have enough money.
(b) They do not have shoes on.
(c) They do not have emancipation papers.
(d) They are black.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Miss Jane's strongest defender in the Introduction?

4. For how long does the narrator describe his sessions lasting with Miss Jane in the Introduction?

5. When does the narrator describe going to the plantation where Miss Jane Pittman lives in the Introduction?

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