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

2. What does the narrator say he teaches in the Introduction?
(a) History.
(b) Biology.
(c) English.
(d) Geography.

3. Who is the Union soldier that tells Jane the slaves are about to be freed in "Soldiers"?
(a) Corporal Brown.
(b) Colonel Jackson.
(c) Colonel Dye.
(d) Colonel Black.

4. When does the narrator describe going to the plantation where Miss Jane Pittman lives in the Introduction?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1970.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hold is Miss Jane Pittman described in the Introduction?

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

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

4. Why do the blacks that Jane and Ned encounter mock her in “Heading South”?

5. What options are the slaves on Jane's plantation given after they've been freed in "Freedom"?

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