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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. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1929.

2. 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 runs after him.
(c) He hugs him.
(d) He throws a plate at him.

3. What does Mary Agnes deny when she is questioned by the sheriff in "The Samson House"?
(a) She denies being pregnant.
(b) She denies being raped.
(c) She denies marrying Tee Bob.
(d) She denies being black.

4. What was Huey P. Long's nickname?
(a) "The Kingfish."
(b) "The Cowboy."
(c) "The Hustler."
(d) "The Inquisitor."

5. How is the door opened in the room where Tee Bob has locked himself in "The Samson House"?
(a) With an axe.
(b) With a shovel.
(c) With a hammer.
(d) With a key.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jimmy Aaron's great-aunt that raises him?

2. Why does the father of the schoolteacher slap her in “The LeFarbre Family”?

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

4. Where does Mary Agnes make weekly trips, according to Jane in “Robert and Mary”?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is the theme of slavery versus freedom explored in Book 4: The Quarters?

8. What does Jimmy Aaron reveal during a church service after his return to the plantation? How is his message received?

9. How do racial inequality and the segregationist principles of the South impact Timmy and Tee Bob?

10. How has Jane evolved as a character from the beginning of the novel to "Samson"?

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