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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 Jimmy Aaron's great-aunt that raises him?
(a) Amma Dean.
(b) Black Harriet.
(c) Judy Major.
(d) Lena.
2. What does Tee Bob suggest to Mary Agnes in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) He suggests they go to Reno and elope.
(b) He suggests she divorce her husband and marry him.
(c) He suggests they flee to Ohio and live there on a ranch.
(d) He suggests running away to New Orleans to marry.
3. Which of Samson's sons is white in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) Timmy.
(b) Tee Bob.
(c) Ned.
(d) Tom Joe.
4. What word from the narrative means to give someone a name that reflects a notable quality?
(a) Deter.
(b) Embody.
(c) Christen.
(d) Extrapolate.
5. When did the African-American Civil Rights Movement begin?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1919.
Short Answer Questions
1. On what day does Jimmy plan to stage a march to the courthouse in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
2. Who is the letter from Tee Bob left after his suicide revealed to be for in "The Samson House"?
3. Who arrives at the Samson house with news about Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?
4. How many years after Tee Bob's suicide does Jane leave the Samson Plantation?
5. What has led to the decline of the Samson Plantation in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information is revealed as the marchers await Jimmy's arrival in Book 4: The Quarters?
2. What is significant about Jane's settlement at Samson Plantation in "Samson"?
3. How is the character of Hardy described in the novel?
4. Who enters the Samson house in the beginning of "The Samson House"? What information is revealed?
5. How is Jimmy Aaron's early childhood described? Who raises him?
6. What does Jimmy Aaron's sacrifice signify for the plantation workers in Book 4: The Quarters?
7. What leads Tee Bob to punch his friend Jimmy Caya in "Confession"?
8. How are Jackie Robinson's games related to the blacks at the plantation in Book 4: The Quarters?
9. What does Jane remark about leaders in the beginning of Book 4: The Quarters?
10. What does Jimmy Aaron reveal during a church service after his return to the plantation? How is his message received?
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