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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: The Plantation (The Samson House).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The white woman tells Jane and Ned in “Heading South” that they won't find a way to cross the river without what?
(a) A raft.
(b) A boat.
(c) A white chaperone.
(d) Money for the ferry.

2. When was Huey P. Long assassinated?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1942.

3. Whom does Tee Bob fall for in “A Flower in Winter”?
(a) Harriet.
(b) Mary Agnes.
(c) Amma Dean.
(d) Jane.

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

5. How does the narrator describe recording Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?
(a) With a pen and paper.
(b) With a tape recorder.
(c) With a reel-to-reel.
(d) With a typewriter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the schoolteacher who comes to Samson Plantation in “The LeFarbre Family”?

2. Who does the white man turn into in Jane's vision from “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman”?

3. Where does Job give Ned and Jane a place to sleep in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

4. How many in Jane's party are killed by the whites in “Massacre”?

5. What is the name of Samson's wife?

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