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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. What does Mary Agnes deny when she is questioned by the sheriff in "The Samson House"?
(a) She denies marrying Tee Bob.
(b) She denies being black.
(c) She denies being raped.
(d) She denies being pregnant.

2. For how long does the narrator describe his sessions lasting with Miss Jane in the Introduction?
(a) 2-3 years.
(b) 6-7 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 8-9 months.

3. Where does the majority of the acton take place in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

4. Where was Frederick Douglass born?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Mississiippi.

5. After how long does the fisherman abandon Jane in “Man’s Way”?
(a) After 8 months.
(b) After 3 years.
(c) After 1 year.
(d) After 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ned's family go after his death in “The People”?

2. How many children does Ned have when he visits Jane in “Professor Douglass”?

3. What is Joe Pittman's position when Jane marries him?

4. Who is the plantation owner that Job takes Ned and Jane to meet in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

5. What has led to the decline of the Samson Plantation in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?

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