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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the narrative means to combine one thing with another so they become whole?
(a) Denigrate.
(b) Integrate.
(c) Abolish.
(d) Segregate.

2. 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 quarters.
(b) To the cook's quarters.
(c) To the attic.
(d) To the schoolroom.

3. Who is Jimmy Aaron's great-aunt that raises him?
(a) Amma Dean.
(b) Lena.
(c) Black Harriet.
(d) Judy Major.

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

5. What is the name of the schoolteacher who comes to Samson Plantation in “The LeFarbre Family”?
(a) Mary Agnes LeFabre.
(b) Mary Hodges.
(c) Madame Gautier.
(d) Etienne.

6. What decade is it when Jane leaves the Samson Plantation?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1940s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1960s.

7. Who replaces Miss Lily after she leaves Samson's plantation?
(a) Timmy.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Tee Bob.
(d) Tom Joe.

8. Jimmy Aaron is referred to with what title in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) "The One."
(b) "The Politician."
(c) "The Cook."
(d) "The Activist."

9. Who is sent to bring Tee Bob from hiding in the house in "The Samson House"?
(a) Timmy.
(b) Robert.
(c) Tom Joe.
(d) Jimmy Caya.

10. 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.

11. What does Samson suggest to the marchers in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) That they give up the protest.
(b) That they follow him to the courthouse.
(c) That they flee to Ohio.
(d) That they join the military.

12. Where does Jimmy say he wants to bring the protests in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Bayonne.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Little Rock.

13. Who tells Mary Agnes to leave the plantation and hide her whereabouts in "The Samson House"?
(a) Tom Joe.
(b) Jules Raynard.
(c) Jimmy Caya.
(d) Clamp Brown.

14. When did the African-American Civil Rights Movement begin?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1919.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the letter from Tee Bob left after his suicide revealed to be for in "The Samson House"?

2. Where does Jimmy Aaaron's mother move away to find work in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?

3. When was Jackie Robinson born?

4. What word is used to mean "godfather" in the narrative?

5. How is Tee Bob's death reported in the paper?

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