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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. Why do the blacks that Jane and Ned encounter mock her in “Heading South”?
(a) They mock her for leaving Tee Bob.
(b) They mock her for attempting to learn to read.
(c) They mock her for not wanting to marry.
(d) They mock her idea of making it to Ohio.

2. Who do Jane and Ned ask for when they encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?
(a) Corporal Brown.
(b) Colonel Dye.
(c) Colonel Jackson.
(d) Colonel Williams.

3. In “Another Home,” Joe finds work at a ranch near the border with what state?
(a) Texas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Mississippi.

4. Who is waiting for Mary Agnes at the bus stop in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) Judy Major.
(b) Jimmy Caya.
(c) Tom Joe.
(d) Clamp Brown.

5. What eventually leads to the closing down of Ned's school?
(a) It is burned down by the KKK.
(b) It is demolished by the KKK.
(c) It is destroyed in a flood.
(d) It is burned in a forest fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jane give to Ned after the massacre in “Massacre”?

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

3. 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?

4. How much additional money does Dye demand from Joe for interest when he shows up with Dye's original demand in “Another Home”?

5. Whom does Tee Bob fall for in “A Flower in Winter”?

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