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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the white woman give to Jane and Ned on the road in “All Kinds of People”?
(a) Flour.
(b) Water.
(c) Money.
(d) Salt.

2. How does the narrator "sign off" in the conclusion of the Introduction?
(a) "Your friend."
(b) "The historian."
(c) "The editor."
(d) "The author."

3. 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 Germany.
(d) To help with the war effort in Japan.

4. The slave that the old black man is trying to find in “Hunter” was purchased where?
(a) In Mississippi.
(b) In Texas.
(c) In Arkansas.
(d) In Mississippi.

5. How much additional money does Dye demand from Joe for interest when he shows up with Dye's original demand in “Another Home”?
(a) $30 additional dollars.
(b) $20 additional dollars.
(c) $10 additional dollars.
(d) $50 additional dollars.

6. For how much money per month is Jane hired on at the plantation in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) $10.
(b) $6.
(c) $20.
(d) $3.

7. What eventually leads to the closing down of Ned's school?
(a) It is destroyed in a flood.
(b) It is burned down by the KKK.
(c) It is burned in a forest fire.
(d) It is demolished by the KKK.

8. The white woman tells Jane and Ned in “Heading South” that they won't find a way to cross the river without what?
(a) A boat.
(b) A white chaperone.
(c) A raft.
(d) Money for the ferry.

9. 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. Bones.
(d) Mr. Samson.

10. Who do Jane and Ned ask for when they encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?
(a) Corporal Brown.
(b) Colonel Williams.
(c) Colonel Dye.
(d) Colonel Jackson.

11. How does the white man help Jane and Ned in “Shelter for a Night”?
(a) He returns them to their plantation.
(b) He sells them a gun.
(c) He gains them passage across the river.
(d) He calls the police when a mob tries to attack Jane and Ned.

12. How is Joe Pittman killed?
(a) He is beaten to death by a master.
(b) He is hit by a train.
(c) He commits suicide.
(d) Trying to break a horse.

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

14. When was Frederick Douglass born?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1818.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman that lives in the same house and looks after Miss Jane, according to the narrator in the Introduction?

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

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

4. What does Jane give to Ned after the massacre in “Massacre”?

5. Where is Madame Gautier from?

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