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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 is the fisherman that Jane lives with after Joe's death?
(a) Ned.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Felton.
(d) Timmy.

2. What word is used to mean "godfather" in the narrative?
(a) Macher.
(b) Gumpa.
(c) Parrain.
(d) Chez.

3. How old is Miss Jane Pittman's caretaker described as in the Introduction?
(a) She is in her late 30s.
(b) She is in her early 50s.
(c) She is in her early 60s.
(d) She is in her mid-40s.

4. When did the African-American Civil Rights Movement begin?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1954.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives at the Samson house with news about Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?

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

3. Who is Jimmy Aaron's great-aunt that raises him?

4. How does Job's wife respond when he brings Ned and Jane home in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

5. How does the narrator "sign off" in the conclusion of the Introduction?

(see the answer key)

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