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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. What word from the Introduction means unwilling to admit or accept something as truth?
(a) Incredulous.
(b) Stagnant.
(c) Impudent.
(d) Illiterate.

2. Why do the blacks that Jane and Ned encounter mock her in “Heading South”?
(a) They mock her for not wanting to marry.
(b) They mock her idea of making it to Ohio.
(c) They mock her for attempting to learn to read.
(d) They mock her for leaving Tee Bob.

3. For how long does the narrator describe his sessions lasting with Miss Jane in the Introduction?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 8-9 months.
(c) 2-3 years.
(d) 6-7 months.

4. After how long does the fisherman abandon Jane in “Man’s Way”?
(a) After 8 months.
(b) After 1 year.
(c) After 6 months.
(d) After 3 years.

5. Where does the Union soldier invite Jane to visit him after the emancipation in "Soldiers"?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Texas.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ned get into a fight in “All Kinds of People”?

2. Who kills Ned in “Assassination”?

3. What does the old man show Ned and Jane to help them on their journey in “An Old Man"?

4. How long after Ned's absence does Jane receive word from him in “Two Letters from Kansas”?

5. Where is Madame Gautier from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the narrative of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman structured?

2. How do Ned's and Joe's attempts at overcoming oppression differ?

3. How does irony apply to Colonel Dye's re-purchase of the Bone Plantation?

4. How are women depicted in comparison to men in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

5. How is the theme of fear and distrust of whites demonstrated in "Massacre"?

6. How does irony apply to Joe's death in "Man's Way"?

7. What is symbolized through Jane's actions in "Man's Way"?

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

9. What does Madame Gautier remark regarding masculinity in "Man's Way"?

10. What transition takes place in the narrative structure in Book 2: Reconstruction?

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