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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. 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 stteal her bag of food.
(d) Because he attempted to hit Hardy.

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

3. What impasse have Jane and Ned reached at the end of “Massacre”?
(a) A giant lake.
(b) A river.
(c) A swamp.
(d) A cliffside.

4. Who is the woman that lives in the same house and looks after Miss Jane, according to the narrator in the Introduction?
(a) Amma Dean.
(b) Mary Hodges.
(c) Mary Agnes LeFabre.
(d) Madame Gautier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the poor whites called that make it their job to track down slaves in “Massacre”?

2. Who is the Union soldier that tells Jane the slaves are about to be freed in "Soldiers"?

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

4. By what name is Miss Jane called as a slave-child on the plantation?

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

(see the answer key)

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