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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Reconstruction (A Flicker of Light and Again Darkness – A Dollar for Two).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many years have passed on the ranch in the opening of “A Dollar for Two”?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

4. Where does the majority of the acton take place in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Arkansas.

5. When does the narrator describe going to the plantation where Miss Jane Pittman lives in the Introduction?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1970.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Molly leave her position to find work elsewhere in “Molly”?

2. Who is Ned's mother?

3. When was the first movement of the Ku Klux Klan formed in America?

4. What is Joe Pittman's position when Jane marries him?

5. When does the narrator make arrangements to come and hear Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?

(see the answer key)

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