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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Confederate soldiers called in "Soldiers"?
(a) Hardies.
(b) Secesh.
(c) Cajuns.
(d) Bootleggers.

2. How old is Ned described in “Ned Leaves Home”?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

3. Where does Jane eventually encounter Cluveau and confront him in “The Chariot of Hell”?
(a) By the river.
(b) At the butcher.
(c) At the train station.
(d) In church.

4. Why are Jane and Ned denied passage on the ferry in “Shelter for a Night”?
(a) They don't have enough money.
(b) They are black.
(c) They do not have shoes on.
(d) They do not have emancipation papers.

5. Where did the white woman that is accompanied by the black flee from in “Heading South”?
(a) Texas.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Kentucky.

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

7. Whose inspiration has led Ned to the decision to open a school to meet the educational needs of local blacks in “Professor Douglass”?
(a) The influences of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Walt Whitman.
(b) The influences of Albert Einstein and Henry David Thoreau.
(c) The influences of Jack Frost and Robert Wilson.
(d) The influences of Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass.

8. By what name is Miss Jane called as a slave-child on the plantation?
(a) Beebi.
(b) Laura.
(c) Ticey.
(d) Amma.

9. Whom does the narrator thank in concluding the Introduction?
(a) "The historians who came before me and those who continue to bring the truth to the surface."
(b) "The Samson family, for delivering Jane to her true home."
(c) "All the wonderful people who were at Miss Jane's house through those long months of interviewing her."
(d) "Judy Major, Amma Dean, and Madame Gautier for their stories, letters, and correspondence."

10. 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.

11. How much money does Dye demand from Joe for leaving the plantation in “Another Home”?
(a) $200.
(b) $150.
(c) $50.
(d) $400.

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

13. What does the old man show Ned and Jane to help them on their journey in “An Old Man"?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A map of the U.S.
(c) A railway schedule.
(d) A history book.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ned later enlist in the army, according to Jane in “Two Letters from Kansas”?

2. What job does Ned eventually take, according to Jane in “Two Letters from Kansas”?

3. Who is the Union soldier that tells Jane the slaves are about to be freed in "Soldiers"?

4. How does Job's wife respond when he brings Ned and Jane home in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

5. What does Jane receive from Madam Gautier in “Man’s Way”?

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