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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. Where does Jimmy go to attend school in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) Topeka.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Houston.

2. What is the name of Samson's wife?
(a) Judy Major.
(b) Mary Agnes.
(c) Mary Hodges.
(d) Amma Dean.

3. What word from the narrative means to give someone a name that reflects a notable quality?
(a) Extrapolate.
(b) Embody.
(c) Deter.
(d) Christen.

4. What word from the narrative refers to an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles?
(a) Indo.
(b) Creole.
(c) Dago.
(d) Cajuns.

5. During what years did Huey P. Long serves as the Governor of Louisiana?
(a) 1919-1925.
(b) 1859-1862.
(c) 1935-1945.
(d) 1928-1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the narrative refers to a derogatory name for Spaniards, Italians, or Portuguese?

2. Who replaces the driver that backs out on the evening before the march in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?

3. What invention has lessened the need for laborers on the plantations in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?

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

5. What organization did Martin Luther King, Jr. help found in 1957?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Jimmy Aaron perceived as special by the slaves in the quarters as he grows up?

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

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

5. How is the relationship between Timmy and Tee Bob described in "Two Brothers of the South"?

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

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

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

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

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

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