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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. What name has Ned taken on in “Ned Leaves Home”?
(a) Edward James Wilson.
(b) Edward Cluveau.
(c) Edward Agnes LeFabre.
(d) Edward Stephen Douglass.

2. For how long does the narrator describe his sessions lasting with Miss Jane in the Introduction?
(a) 6-7 months.
(b) 2-3 years.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 8-9 months.

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

4. Why does the Klan show up at Jane's doorway in “Ned Leaves Home”?
(a) Because she tried to run away.
(b) Because she was caught stealing.
(c) Because she accused a white man of attacking her.
(d) Because Ned refuses to stop helping blacks escape.

5. Why does Ned later enlist in the army, according to Jane in “Two Letters from Kansas”?
(a) To help with the war effort in Cuba.
(b) To help with the war effort in Mexico.
(c) To help with the war effort in Japan.
(d) To help with the war effort in Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the white man help Jane and Ned in “Shelter for a Night”?

2. What has Tee Bob been doing while he's been away in “A Flower in Winter”?

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

4. How does Mary Agnes describe her injuries to the sheriff in "The Samson House"?

5. Who tells Mary Agnes to leave the plantation and hide her whereabouts in "The Samson House"?

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