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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who buys the plantation back in “A Flicker of Light; and Again Darkness”?
(a) Albert Cluveau.
(b) Colonel Dye.
(c) Corporal Brown.
(d) Tom Joe.

2. Whom does Tee Bob fall for in “A Flower in Winter”?
(a) Harriet.
(b) Mary Agnes.
(c) Jane.
(d) Amma Dean.

3. Who is the letter from Tee Bob left after his suicide revealed to be for in "The Samson House"?
(a) Mary Agnes LeFabre.
(b) Miss Amma Dean.
(c) Madame Gautier.
(d) Clamp Brown.

4. What was the term "creole" originally used for?
(a) To refer to native-born Louisianians.
(b) To refer to former slaves.
(c) To refer to blacks in the Deep South.
(d) To refer to early Christian settlers in the colonies.

5. What imposing woman leads the slaves on their journey in “Heading North”?
(a) Madame Gautier.
(b) Amma Dean.
(c) Black Harriet.
(d) Big Laura.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose shotgun does Miss Jane's caretaker threaten to get if needed in the Introduction?

2. Where does Mary Agnes make weekly trips, according to Jane in “Robert and Mary”?

3. What does the white woman give to Jane and Ned on the road in “All Kinds of People”?

4. Jimmy Aaron is referred to with what title in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?

5. How old is Pap described as in the Introduction?

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