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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The War Years (Shelter for a Night – Rednecks and Scalawags).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose shotgun does Miss Jane's caretaker threaten to get if needed in the Introduction?
(a) Harriet's shotgun.
(b) Judy Major's shotgun.
(c) Amma Dean's shotgun.
(d) Etienne's shotgun.

2. Why do the blacks that Jane and Ned encounter mock her in “Heading South”?
(a) They mock her for not wanting to marry.
(b) They mock her idea of making it to Ohio.
(c) They mock her for attempting to learn to read.
(d) They mock her for leaving Tee Bob.

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

4. The white woman tells Jane and Ned in “Heading South” that they won't find a way to cross the river without what?
(a) Money for the ferry.
(b) A raft.
(c) A white chaperone.
(d) A boat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrator thank in concluding the Introduction?

2. What does Jane give to Ned after the massacre in “Massacre”?

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

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

5. Where does Job give Ned and Jane a place to sleep in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

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