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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. How old is Pap described as in the Introduction?
(a) He is in his mid-80s.
(b) He is in his mid-40s.
(c) He is in his early 60s.
(d) He is in his late 70s.

2. What field worker does Jane describe as being beaten by Samson for sloppiness in “Samson”?
(a) Amma Dean.
(b) Judy Major.
(c) Black Harriet.
(d) Big Laura.

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

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

5. What word from the narrative means to combine one thing with another so they become whole?
(a) Integrate.
(b) Abolish.
(c) Segregate.
(d) Denigrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman,” Jane has a vision of herself burdened with what?

2. Who arrives at the Samson house with news about Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?

3. What is the white man's position who approaches Jane and Ned in “Shelter for a Night”?

4. What is the old black man cooking when Jane and Ned encounter him in “Hunter”?

5. Who is Ned's mother?

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