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

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

3. What are the Confederate soldiers called in "Soldiers"?
(a) Cajuns.
(b) Secesh.
(c) Bootleggers.
(d) Hardies.

4. How does the narrator "sign off" in the conclusion of the Introduction?
(a) "The historian."
(b) "The author."
(c) "Your friend."
(d) "The editor."

5. Who does the old black man say he is attempting to find in “Hunter”?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the old black man cooking when Jane and Ned encounter him in “Hunter”?

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

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

4. What does the white woman give to Jane and Ned on the road in “All Kinds of People”?

5. What does the old man show Ned and Jane to help them on their journey in “An Old Man"?

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