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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 is the expected driver to accompany the protest in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Tom Joe.
(b) Brady.
(c) Hardy.
(d) Amma Dean.

2. Where does Tee Bob lock himself away in the house in "The Samson House"?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) In the library.

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

4. Who is Tee Bob engaged to in “Confession”?
(a) Madame Gautier.
(b) Mary Hodges.
(c) Amma Dean.
(d) Judy Major.

5. Who is the letter from Tee Bob left after his suicide revealed to be for in "The Samson House"?
(a) Clamp Brown.
(b) Mary Agnes LeFabre.
(c) Miss Amma Dean.
(d) Madame Gautier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives to blame Mary Agnes for the situation of Tee Bob's suicide in "The Samson House"?

2. Who goes with the sheriff to question Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?

3. What is the name of Samson's wife?

4. When was Huey P. Long assassinated?

5. What news is related of Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How would you describe the Creoles' position and stance in regard to race relations?

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

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

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

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

8. What leads Miss Lily to leave the Samson Plantation?

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

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

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