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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The War Years (Soldiers – Heading South).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Confederate soldiers called in "Soldiers"?
(a) Bootleggers.
(b) Cajuns.
(c) Hardies.
(d) Secesh.

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

3. What does Jane give to Ned after the massacre in “Massacre”?
(a) His mother's flint.
(b) A bag of food.
(c) A belt buckle.
(d) A book from her bag.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the Introduction means unwilling to admit or accept something as truth?

2. How does Jane describe her mother's death in “Heading South”?

3. The white woman tells Jane and Ned in “Heading South” that they won't find a way to cross the river without what?

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

5. How long after the narrator's last interview with Miss Jane does he say she died in the Introduction?

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