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

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

3. What do Ned and Jane ask of Job in “An Old Man"?
(a) For a newspaper.
(b) For directions to Arkansas.
(c) For a cup of water.
(d) For a ride in his wagon.

4. How does the narrator "sign off" in the conclusion of the Introduction?
(a) "The editor."
(b) "The historian."
(c) "Your friend."
(d) "The author."

5. Where does Ned go to collect building materials in “Assassination”?
(a) Bayonne.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Oxford.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jane describe as her chore on the plantation all day when the soldiers were to come in "Soldiers"?

2. What happens to Ned's murderer in “The People”?

3. Who is the fisherman that Jane lives with after Joe's death?

4. Who is the Union soldier that tells Jane the slaves are about to be freed in "Soldiers"?

5. Who is Miss Jane's strongest defender in the Introduction?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Jane and Ned encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?

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

4. What has arisen to cause Jane concern and worry in "A Dollar for Two"?

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

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

7. How is the narrator influenced by Miss Jane Pittman's funeral in the Introduction?

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

9. Why does Jane turn down the white woman's offer in "Heading South"?

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

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