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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. By what name is Miss Jane called as a slave-child on the plantation?
(a) Amma.
(b) Ticey.
(c) Laura.
(d) Beebi.

2. How long after the narrator's last interview with Miss Jane does he say she died in the Introduction?
(a) 6 months after the last interview.
(b) 2 years after the last interview.
(c) 2 months after the last interview.
(d) 8 months after the last interview.

3. How old is Pap described as in the Introduction?
(a) He is in his mid-40s.
(b) He is in his late 70s.
(c) He is in his early 60s.
(d) He is in his mid-80s.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does the narrator make arrangements to come and hear Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?

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

4. What impasse have Jane and Ned reached at the end of “Massacre”?

5. What are the Confederate soldiers called in "Soldiers"?

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