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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. When does the narrator make arrangements to come and hear Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?
(a) On Monday.
(b) On Sunday.
(c) On Wednesday.
(d) On Thursday.

2. What news is related of Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?
(a) She has been sexually assaulted.
(b) She has been kidnapped.
(c) She has been arrested.
(d) She has been murdered.

3. How old is Miss Jane Pittman's caretaker described as in the Introduction?
(a) She is in her mid-40s.
(b) She is in her late 30s.
(c) She is in her early 60s.
(d) She is in her early 50s.

4. Why does Ned get into a fight in “All Kinds of People”?
(a) A boy tries to steal his flint.
(b) A man accuses him of theft.
(c) Someone hits Jane.
(d) A boy steals his books.

5. Where does Ned go to collect building materials in “Assassination”?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Bayonne.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What imposing woman leads the slaves on their journey in “Heading North”?

2. In what sport was Joe Lewis renowned?

3. Samson declares with the onset of the Civil Rights Movement that anyone who wants the join the movement can do what?

4. Who arrives to blame Mary Agnes for the situation of Tee Bob's suicide in "The Samson House"?

5. How many children does Ned have when he visits Jane in “Professor Douglass”?

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