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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mary Agnes describe her injuries to the sheriff in "The Samson House"?
(a) She claims she hit her head when Tee Bob tried to stop her from leaving.
(b) She claims she fell while walking down the staircase.
(c) She claims she fell on a letter opener.
(d) She claims she broke her arm at the store.

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

3. Who is waiting for Mary Agnes at the bus stop in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) Judy Major.
(b) Clamp Brown.
(c) Tom Joe.
(d) Jimmy Caya.

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

5. Which of Samson's sons is white in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) Tom Joe.
(b) Timmy.
(c) Ned.
(d) Tee Bob.

6. Who arrives at the Samson house with news about Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?
(a) Tom Joe.
(b) Clamp Brown.
(c) Jimmy Caya.
(d) Jules Raynard.

7. 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.

8. Who arrives to blame Mary Agnes for the situation of Tee Bob's suicide in "The Samson House"?
(a) Clamp Brown.
(b) Jules Raynard.
(c) Jimmy Caya.
(d) Albert Cluveau.

9. Who retrieves a letter from the table by where Tee Bob's body is discovered in "The Samson House"?
(a) Timmy.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Clamp Brown.
(d) Jules Raynard.

10. Why does Tee Bob punch his friend at his engagement party?
(a) For suggesting he sleep with Mary Agnes.
(b) For suggesting he marry Mary Agnes.
(c) For suggesting he sleep with Jane.
(d) For suggesting he sleep with Laura.

11. In “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman,” Jane has a vision of herself burdened with what?
(a) A gold watch.
(b) A crate of oranges.
(c) A map.
(d) A hefty sack.

12. What has led to the decline of the Samson Plantation in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) The foreclosures of banks.
(b) The disappearance of a black labor force.
(c) Samson's suicide.
(d) The leasing of land to the Cajuns.

13. Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1) opens with Jane's observation that people are always expecting what?
(a) To be forgiven.
(b) To be wanted.
(c) To be led.
(d) To be free.

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

15. Why does Tee Bob return in “A Flower in Winter”?
(a) To attend the funeral of his uncle.
(b) To attend the funeral of his mother.
(c) To attend the funeral of his father.
(d) To attend the funeral of his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do what?

2. When did the African-American Civil Rights Movement begin?

3. How many years after Tee Bob's suicide does Jane leave the Samson Plantation?

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

5. Who replaces Miss Lily after she leaves Samson's plantation?

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