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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. When does the narrator make arrangements to come and hear Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?
(a) On Thursday.
(b) On Monday.
(c) On Sunday.
(d) On Wednesday.

2. Who is Miss Jane's strongest defender in the Introduction?
(a) Amma Dean.
(b) Mary Hodges.
(c) Clamp Brown.
(d) Judy Major.

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

4. Who is Ned's mother?
(a) Amma Dean.
(b) Big Laura.
(c) Madame Gautier.
(d) Black Harriet.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what narrative tense is the Introduction related?

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

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

5. How does the narrator describe recording Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?

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