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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Molly leave her position to find work elsewhere in “Molly”?
(a) Because her granddaughter has become ill.
(b) Because she has decided to move to Ohio.
(c) Because she was fired for stealing.
(d) Because the mistress of the house refuses to fire Jane.

3. Who does the old black man say he is attempting to find in “Hunter”?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

4. Who is the plantation owner that Job takes Ned and Jane to meet in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) Mr. Samson.
(b) Mr. Cluveau.
(c) Mr. Major.
(d) Mr. Bones.

5. Who is the fisherman that Jane lives with after Joe's death?
(a) Ned.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Timmy.
(d) Felton.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Pap described as in the Introduction?

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

3. Where does Jane eventually encounter Cluveau and confront him in “The Chariot of Hell”?

4. What impasse have Jane and Ned reached at the end of “Massacre”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What physical conflict involves Jane in "Heading North"? What brings about this conflict?

2. How is the theme of self-identification explored in the first chapters of Book 1?

3. How would you describe the language style of Jane's narrative in the novel?

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

5. How does Jane's narrative perspective influence the plot of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

6. Why does Jane tell the white woman in "Heading South" that she won't return to her home plantation? How does the woman reply?

7. How does the narrator describe his relationship with Miss Jane Pittman in the Introduction?

8. How have the slaves been affected by the actions of the north in Book 2: Reconstruction?

9. How is the theme of social defiance illustrated in Book 2: Reconstruction?

10. What purpose does the Introduction serve to the plot and/or themes in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

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