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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. Who is the plantation owner that Job takes Ned and Jane to meet in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) Mr. Bones.
(b) Mr. Samson.
(c) Mr. Major.
(d) Mr. Cluveau.

2. Why are Jane and Ned denied passage on the ferry in “Shelter for a Night”?
(a) They do not have shoes on.
(b) They don't have enough money.
(c) They do not have emancipation papers.
(d) They are black.

3. Hold is Miss Jane Pittman described in the Introduction?
(a) She is more than 100 years old.
(b) She is in her mid-90s.
(c) She is in her late 80s.
(d) She is in her mid-70s.

4. What does Jane give to Ned after the massacre in “Massacre”?
(a) His mother's flint.
(b) A bag of food.
(c) A book from her bag.
(d) A belt buckle.

5. What does the old man show Ned and Jane to help them on their journey in “An Old Man"?
(a) A history book.
(b) A map of the U.S.
(c) A railway schedule.
(d) A newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the white woman that is accompanied by the black flee from in “Heading South”?

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

3. How many in Jane's party are killed by the whites in “Massacre”?

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

5. The slave that the old black man is trying to find in “Hunter” was purchased where?

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