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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1945.

3. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1943.

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

5. Where does Jimmy Aaaron's mother move away to find work in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) Topeka.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Houston.
(d) New Orleans.

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

7. Who is Tee Bob engaged to in “Confession”?
(a) Judy Major.
(b) Amma Dean.
(c) Mary Hodges.
(d) Madame Gautier.

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

9. Where does Jimmy go to attend school in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) Houston.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Topeka.
(d) New Orleans.

10. What is Mr. Samson's first name?
(a) Homer.
(b) Robert.
(c) Walter.
(d) James.

11. In Jane's vision from “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman,” a person she believes to be God advises her to do what?
(a) Cross a river.
(b) Follow the North Star.
(c) Turn back south.
(d) Follow a railroad track.

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

13. Where does Tee Bob lock himself away in the house in "The Samson House"?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) In the library.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Samson's sons was born of a black woman on the plantation in “Two Brothers of the South”?

2. Whom does Tee Bob fall for in “A Flower in Winter”?

3. What is the name of the schoolteacher who comes to Samson Plantation in “The LeFarbre Family”?

4. What word from the narrative refers to an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles?

5. When was Huey P. Long born?

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