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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mary Agnes turn down Tee Bob's suggestion in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) It is impossible for them to be together because he is already married.
(b) It is impossible for them to be together because she is already married.
(c) It is impossible for them to be together because of racial differences.
(d) It is impossible for them to be together because of their different political backgrounds.

2. What does Jimmy hope to lead a protest regarding in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) The forcing of blacks to sit at the back of the bus.
(b) The segregation of black and white schools.
(c) The lack of a school for blacks.
(d) The unavailability of accessible public restrooms and water fountains for blacks.

3. On what day does Jimmy plan to stage a march to the courthouse in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

4. Where does Tee Bob return from in “A Flower in Winter”?
(a) New York.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Amarillo.

5. Who is the expected driver to accompany the protest in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Brady.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Amma Dean.
(d) Tom Joe.

6. Where does Jane work on the plantation in “Samson”?
(a) In the school.
(b) In the fields.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the nursery.

7. What does Tee Bob suggest to Mary Agnes in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) He suggests running away to New Orleans to marry.
(b) He suggests they go to Reno and elope.
(c) He suggests she divorce her husband and marry him.
(d) He suggests they flee to Ohio and live there on a ranch.

8. Where does Mary Agnes make weekly trips, according to Jane in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Little Rock.

9. What is destroyed in the flood described in “Of Men and Rivers”?
(a) The hanging tree.
(b) Jane's house.
(c) The town temple.
(d) Ned's schoolhouse.

10. Who is the eldest of Samson's sons in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) Ned.
(b) James.
(c) Walter.
(d) Timmy.

11. What was the term "creole" originally used for?
(a) To refer to blacks in the Deep South.
(b) To refer to former slaves.
(c) To refer to early Christian settlers in the colonies.
(d) To refer to native-born Louisianians.

12. What term is used in the narrative to describe a person who is one-eighth black?
(a) Octoroon.
(b) Pinafore.
(c) Cosmopolitan.
(d) Aryan.

13. When did Martin Luther King, Jr. lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1959.

14. Where does Jane express desire to return at the plantation after Tee Bob's suicide in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) To the cook's quarters.
(b) To the attic.
(c) To the schoolroom.
(d) To the quarters.

15. What is the name of Samson's wife?
(a) Amma Dean.
(b) Mary Agnes.
(c) Mary Hodges.
(d) Judy Major.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting for Mary Agnes at the bus stop in “Robert and Mary”?

2. What was Huey P. Long's nickname?

3. How is the door opened in the room where Tee Bob has locked himself in "The Samson House"?

4. What has Tee Bob been doing while he's been away in “A Flower in Winter”?

5. In Jane's vision from “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman,” a person she believes to be God advises her to do what?

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