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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. What word from the narrative means to combine one thing with another so they become whole?
(a) Segregate.
(b) Abolish.
(c) Integrate.
(d) Denigrate.

2. What is the name of the schoolteacher who comes to Samson Plantation in “The LeFarbre Family”?
(a) Mary Hodges.
(b) Etienne.
(c) Madame Gautier.
(d) Mary Agnes LeFabre.

3. Who is the overseer on Samson's plantation in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) Mr. Bones.
(b) Timmy.
(c) Tom Joe.
(d) Ned.

4. What organization did Martin Luther King, Jr. help found in 1957?
(a) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
(b) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
(c) The Youth and College League.
(d) The League for the Betterment of African Americans.

5. Who is Tee Bob's friend that he confesses his true attraction to at his engagement party?
(a) Tom Joe.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Jimmy Caya.
(d) Timmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman,” Jane has a vision of herself burdened with what?

2. What was the term "creole" originally used for?

3. What weapon has Tee Bob used to kill himself in "The Samson House"?

4. What does Samson suggest to the marchers in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Mary Agnes respond to questioning by the sheriff and Raynard in "The Samson House"? What is she advised to do?

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

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

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

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

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