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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. How is the door opened in the room where Tee Bob has locked himself in "The Samson House"?
(a) With a key.
(b) With a shovel.
(c) With a hammer.
(d) With an axe.

2. Who do Jane and Ned ask for when they encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?
(a) Colonel Dye.
(b) Colonel Jackson.
(c) Corporal Brown.
(d) Colonel Williams.

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

4. When was Jackie Robinson born?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1919.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the poor whites called that make it their job to track down slaves in “Massacre”?

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

3. What word from the narrative refers to a piece of furniture with drawers on one side and hanging space on the other?

4. What does Ned say he is doing in Kansas when he writes to Jane in “Two Letters from Kansas”?

5. What does Jane describe as her chore on the plantation all day when the soldiers were to come in "Soldiers"?

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