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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the letter from Tee Bob left after his suicide revealed to be for in "The Samson House"?
(a) Miss Amma Dean.
(b) Mary Agnes LeFabre.
(c) Madame Gautier.
(d) Clamp Brown.

2. When does the narrator describe going to the plantation where Miss Jane Pittman lives in the Introduction?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1959.

3. Jimmy Aaron is referred to with what title in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) "The Cook."
(b) "The Activist."
(c) "The One."
(d) "The Politician."

4. 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 Germany.
(c) To help with the war effort in Mexico.
(d) To help with the war effort in Japan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is playtime dependent upon for Jane in “All Kinds of People”?

2. Who do Jane and Ned ask for when they encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?

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

4. Who retrieves a letter from the table by where Tee Bob's body is discovered in "The Samson House"?

5. On what day does Jimmy plan to stage a march to the courthouse in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?

(see the answer key)

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