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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 Samson House" means to seize and carry off someone by force?
(a) Entrench.
(b) Extropate.
(c) Asphyxiate.
(d) Ravish.

2. Who replaces Miss Lily after she leaves Samson's plantation?
(a) Tom Joe.
(b) Tee Bob.
(c) Timmy.
(d) Hardy.

3. Where does Mary Agnes make weekly trips, according to Jane in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Cleveland.

4. Why does Mary Agnes turn down Tee Bob's suggestion in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) It is impossible for them to be together because of racial differences.
(b) It is impossible for them to be together because he is already married.
(c) It is impossible for them to be together because of their different political backgrounds.
(d) It is impossible for them to be together because she is already married.

5. What does Tee Bob do as his friend (whom Tee Bob punched) leaves his engagement party?
(a) He raises his glass to him.
(b) He throws a plate at him.
(c) He runs after him.
(d) He hugs him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who retrieves a letter from the table by where Tee Bob's body is discovered in "The Samson House"?

2. What local woman's family is kicked off the Samson Plantation in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?

3. Who tells Mary Agnes to leave the plantation and hide her whereabouts in "The Samson House"?

4. How does Mary Agnes describe her injuries to the sheriff in "The Samson House"?

5. Who is waiting for Mary Agnes at the bus stop in “Robert and Mary”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the narrative style of the novel changed in Book 4: The Quarters?

2. What theme is illustrated through Tee Bob's death in the novel?

3. What does Jane remark about leaders in the beginning of Book 4: The Quarters?

4. How does the narrative style of the novel change in "The LeFabre Family"?

5. What information is revealed as the marchers await Jimmy's arrival in Book 4: The Quarters?

6. What does Jimmy Aaron's sacrifice signify for the plantation workers in Book 4: The Quarters?

7. How is Tee Bob's body discovered in "The Samson House"?

8. In what endeavor does Jimmy solicit Jane's help in Book 4: The Quarters?

9. How does Mary Agnes respond when Tee Bob confronts her in "Robert and Mary"?

10. How does the thematic concept of "the One" apply to the novel as a whole?

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