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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. Who is the woman that lives in the same house and looks after Miss Jane, according to the narrator in the Introduction?
(a) Madame Gautier.
(b) Mary Agnes LeFabre.
(c) Amma Dean.
(d) Mary Hodges.

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

3. Where does the Union soldier invite Jane to visit him after the emancipation in "Soldiers"?
(a) New York.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Texas.

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

5. What does the old man show Ned and Jane to help them on their journey in “An Old Man"?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A history book.
(c) A railway schedule.
(d) A map of the U.S.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Union soldier that tells Jane the slaves are about to be freed in "Soldiers"?

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

3. Whom does the narrator thank in concluding the Introduction?

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

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

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