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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 slave that the old black man is trying to find in “Hunter” was purchased where?
(a) In Mississippi.
(b) In Arkansas.
(c) In Texas.
(d) In Mississippi.

2. For how much money per month is Jane hired on at the plantation in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) $20.
(b) $3.
(c) $10.
(d) $6.

3. Who is the plantation owner that Job takes Ned and Jane to meet in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) Mr. Samson.
(b) Mr. Cluveau.
(c) Mr. Major.
(d) Mr. Bones.

4. Why does the father of the schoolteacher slap her in “The LeFarbre Family”?
(a) For her betrayal of the family in learning to read.
(b) For her betrayal of the family in associating with darker blacks.
(c) For her betrayal of the family in marrying a black man.
(d) For her betrayal of the family in marrying a white man.

5. When does the flood occur that is described in “Of Men and Rivers”?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1959.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jane work on the plantation in “Samson”?

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

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

4. What does Mary Agnes deny when she is questioned by the sheriff in "The Samson House"?

5. Why does the Klan show up at Jane's doorway in “Ned Leaves Home”?

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