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

2. Why does Jane become angry and beat a man with a stick in “Heading North”?
(a) Because he decided to adopt her last name of Brown.
(b) Because he attempted to take Ned's flint from him.
(c) Because he attempted to hit Hardy.
(d) Because he attempted to stteal her bag of food.

3. Whom does the narrator thank in concluding the Introduction?
(a) "Judy Major, Amma Dean, and Madame Gautier for their stories, letters, and correspondence."
(b) "The historians who came before me and those who continue to bring the truth to the surface."
(c) "All the wonderful people who were at Miss Jane's house through those long months of interviewing her."
(d) "The Samson family, for delivering Jane to her true home."

4. How does the narrator describe recording Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?
(a) With a typewriter.
(b) With a pen and paper.
(c) With a reel-to-reel.
(d) With a tape recorder.

5. Hold is Miss Jane Pittman described in the Introduction?
(a) She is more than 100 years old.
(b) She is in her mid-70s.
(c) She is in her late 80s.
(d) She is in her mid-90s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose shotgun does Miss Jane's caretaker threaten to get if needed in the Introduction?

2. Where does Jane decide to go after the slaves on her plantation are freed in "Freedom"?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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