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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) Beebi.
(b) Ticey.
(c) Laura.
(d) Amma.

2. How old is Miss Jane Pittman's caretaker described as in the Introduction?
(a) She is in her early 50s.
(b) She is in her late 30s.
(c) She is in her mid-40s.
(d) She is in her early 60s.

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

4. Where did the white woman that is accompanied by the black flee from in “Heading South”?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Texas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Arkansas.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What imposing woman leads the slaves on their journey in “Heading North”?

3. What word from the Introduction refers to something that recurs again and again?

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

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

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