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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. How many in Jane's party are killed by the whites in “Massacre”?
(a) All but 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) All but Jane.

2. What word from the Introduction means unwilling to admit or accept something as truth?
(a) Incredulous.
(b) Stagnant.
(c) Impudent.
(d) Illiterate.

3. What is the name of Tee Bob's godfather?
(a) Clamp Brown.
(b) Jules Raynard.
(c) Albert Cluveau.
(d) Jimmy Caya.

4. What does Jane receive from Madam Gautier in “Man’s Way”?
(a) Wax.
(b) Oil.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Powder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Pap described as in the Introduction?

2. What does Jane describe as her chore on the plantation all day when the soldiers were to come in "Soldiers"?

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

4. What does Jane inform Ned as they are going to sleep at the end of “Shelter for a Night”?

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

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