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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. Who goes with the sheriff to question Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?
(a) Tom Joe.
(b) Jules Raynard.
(c) Clamp Brown.
(d) Albert Cluveau.

2. What word from the narrative refers to large, heavy shoes?
(a) Dinghies.
(b) Jitneys.
(c) Clodhoppers.
(d) Buckles.

3. On what day does Jimmy plan to stage a march to the courthouse in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Monday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

4. Who does the white man turn into in Jane's vision from “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman”?
(a) Madame Gautier.
(b) Mary Agnes LeFabre.
(c) The Devil.
(d) Ned, Joe, and Cluveau.

5. What word is used to mean "godfather" in the narrative?
(a) Chez.
(b) Macher.
(c) Parrain.
(d) Gumpa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Samson's first name?

2. Where does Tee Bob return from in “A Flower in Winter”?

3. When was Huey P. Long born?

4. What is destroyed in the flood described in “Of Men and Rivers”?

5. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jimmy Caya arrives at the Samson home in "The Samson House"?

2. How is Jimmy Aaron's early childhood described? Who raises him?

3. Who concludes the true blame for Tee Bob's death in the end of "The Samson House"? Who is to blame?

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

5. How is Jimmy's planned march "set up" in Book 4: The Quarters?

6. What is significant about Jane's settlement at Samson Plantation in "Samson"?

7. How is the character of Hardy described in the novel?

8. Who discovers Mary Agnres in the end of "Robert and Mary"? How is she discovered?

9. Who enters the Samson house in the beginning of "The Samson House"? What information is revealed?

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

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