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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: The Plantation (The LeFarbre Family – Robert and Mary).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tee Bob's friend that he confesses his true attraction to at his engagement party?
(a) Tom Joe.
(b) Timmy.
(c) Jimmy Caya.
(d) Hardy.

2. What does Tee Bob suggest to Mary Agnes in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) He suggests she divorce her husband and marry him.
(b) He suggests they go to Reno and elope.
(c) He suggests running away to New Orleans to marry.
(d) He suggests they flee to Ohio and live there on a ranch.

3. Where does Mary Agnes make weekly trips, according to Jane in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) New Orleans.

4. Whom does the narrator thank in concluding the Introduction?
(a) "The Samson family, for delivering Jane to her true home."
(b) "The historians who came before me and those who continue to bring the truth to the surface."
(c) "All the wonderful people who were at Miss Jane's house through those long months of interviewing her."
(d) "Judy Major, Amma Dean, and Madame Gautier for their stories, letters, and correspondence."

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 newspaper.
(c) A railway schedule.
(d) A map of the U.S.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is destroyed in the flood described in “Of Men and Rivers”?

2. Who is the plantation owner that Job takes Ned and Jane to meet in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

3. For how much money per month is Jane hired on at the plantation in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

4. Who buys the plantation back in “A Flicker of Light; and Again Darkness”?

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

(see the answer key)

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