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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jane inform Ned as they are going to sleep at the end of “Shelter for a Night”?
(a) They will return back to the plantation.
(b) They will leave her after a month.
(c) They will stay here for a week.
(d) They are leaving the next morning.

2. What does Jane receive from Madam Gautier in “Man’s Way”?
(a) Oil.
(b) Powder.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Wax.

3. In “Another Home,” Joe finds work at a ranch near the border with what state?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Georgia.

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

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

6. Why does Molly leave her position to find work elsewhere in “Molly”?
(a) Because she has decided to move to Ohio.
(b) Because she was fired for stealing.
(c) Because the mistress of the house refuses to fire Jane.
(d) Because her granddaughter has become ill.

7. Who is the Union soldier that tells Jane the slaves are about to be freed in "Soldiers"?
(a) Corporal Brown.
(b) Colonel Jackson.
(c) Colonel Dye.
(d) Colonel Black.

8. Until what year is Ned's school in operation?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1895.

9. How many years have passed on the ranch in the opening of “A Dollar for Two”?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

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

12. How many children does Ned have when he visits Jane in “Professor Douglass”?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

13. What do Ned and Jane ask of Job in “An Old Man"?
(a) For a ride in his wagon.
(b) For a cup of water.
(c) For a newspaper.
(d) For directions to Arkansas.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Frederick Douglass born?

2. What does Ned say he is doing in Kansas when he writes to Jane in “Two Letters from Kansas”?

3. By what name is Miss Jane called as a slave-child on the plantation?

4. What word from the Introduction means unwilling to admit or accept something as truth?

5. Where does Jane eventually encounter Cluveau and confront him in “The Chariot of Hell”?

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