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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. Where does Ned go to collect building materials in “Assassination”?
(a) Bayonne.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Oxford.

2. Where does the Union soldier invite Jane to visit him after the emancipation in "Soldiers"?
(a) Texas.
(b) Ohio.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

3. What is Mr. Samson's first name?
(a) James.
(b) Walter.
(c) Homer.
(d) Robert.

4. What is destroyed in the flood described in “Of Men and Rivers”?
(a) The hanging tree.
(b) The town temple.
(c) Jane's house.
(d) Ned's schoolhouse.

5. Why does Ned get into a fight in “All Kinds of People”?
(a) Someone hits Jane.
(b) A man accuses him of theft.
(c) A boy steals his books.
(d) A boy tries to steal his flint.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the narrative refers to an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles?

2. Who is the woman that lives in the same house and looks after Miss Jane, according to the narrator in the Introduction?

3. How does Jane describe her mother's death in “Heading South”?

4. What does Tee Bob do as his friend (whom Tee Bob punched) leaves his engagement party?

5. What word from the narrative refers to a derogatory name for Spaniards, Italians, or Portuguese?

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