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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 Jane work on the plantation in “Samson”?
(a) In the school.
(b) In the nursery.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the fields.

2. Jimmy Aaron is referred to with what title in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) "The Politician."
(b) "The Activist."
(c) "The One."
(d) "The Cook."

3. When did the African-American Civil Rights Movement begin?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1954.

4. When was Jackie Robinson born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1845.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mary Agnes deny when she is questioned by the sheriff in "The Samson House"?

3. What word is used to mean "godfather" in the narrative?

4. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

5. During what years did Huey P. Long serves as the Governor of Louisiana?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrative style of the novel change in "The LeFabre Family"?

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

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

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

5. How does Mary Agnes respond when Tee Bob confronts her in "Robert and Mary"?

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

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

8. How is Mary Agnes an exception amongst Creole society?

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

10. What does Jane remark about leaders in the beginning of Book 4: The Quarters?

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