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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 kills Ned in “Assassination”?
(a) Albert Cluveau.
(b) Clamp Brown.
(c) Corporal Brown.
(d) Colonel Dye.

2. Where is Madame Gautier from?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Cleveland.

3. In “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman,” Jane has a vision of herself burdened with what?
(a) A map.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) A hefty sack.
(d) A crate of oranges.

4. How does the white man help Jane and Ned in “Shelter for a Night”?
(a) He returns them to their plantation.
(b) He sells them a gun.
(c) He calls the police when a mob tries to attack Jane and Ned.
(d) He gains them passage across the river.

5. For how long does the narrator describe his sessions lasting with Miss Jane in the Introduction?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 6-7 months.
(c) 8-9 months.
(d) 2-3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ned later enlist in the army, according to Jane in “Two Letters from Kansas”?

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

3. What term is used in the narrative to describe a person who is one-eighth black?

4. How many years have passed on the ranch in the opening of “A Dollar for Two”?

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

(see the answer key)

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