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

2. Where do Ned and Jane encounter the old white man in “An Old Man"?
(a) Oh the porch of a house in the swamp.
(b) Fishing by the river.
(c) Waiting at a train station.
(d) Standing near a church.

3. Who is the fisherman that Jane lives with after Joe's death?
(a) Ned.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Timmy.
(d) Felton.

4. What options are the slaves on Jane's plantation given after they've been freed in "Freedom"?
(a) They can lease land to farm as their own or they can work for the plantation.
(b) They can leave or they can work their way up to master.
(c) They can stay and learn to read or they can leave to fend for themselves.
(d) They can stay as hired laborers or leave to fend for themselves.

5. How much additional money does Dye demand from Joe for interest when he shows up with Dye's original demand in “Another Home”?
(a) $30 additional dollars.
(b) $20 additional dollars.
(c) $50 additional dollars.
(d) $10 additional dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old man show Ned and Jane to help them on their journey in “An Old Man"?

2. The white woman tells Jane and Ned in “Heading South” that they won't find a way to cross the river without what?

3. Why does the father of the schoolteacher slap her in “The LeFarbre Family”?

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

5. Why does Molly leave her position to find work elsewhere in “Molly”?

(see the answer key)

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