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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 tells Mary Agnes to leave the plantation and hide her whereabouts in "The Samson House"?
(a) Clamp Brown.
(b) Jimmy Caya.
(c) Tom Joe.
(d) Jules Raynard.

2. What word is used to mean "godfather" in the narrative?
(a) Parrain.
(b) Chez.
(c) Macher.
(d) Gumpa.

3. What invention has lessened the need for laborers on the plantations in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) Tractors.
(b) Cars.
(c) Trains.
(d) Threshing machines.

4. Why does Tee Bob punch his friend at his engagement party?
(a) For suggesting he sleep with Laura.
(b) For suggesting he sleep with Mary Agnes.
(c) For suggesting he sleep with Jane.
(d) For suggesting he marry Mary Agnes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Samson's first name?

2. When was Jackie Robinson born?

3. What does Jimmy hope to lead a protest regarding in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?

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

5. What word from the narrative means to combine one thing with another so they become whole?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How are Jackie Robinson's games related to the blacks at the plantation in Book 4: The Quarters?

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

7. How has the narrative style of the novel changed in Book 4: The Quarters?

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

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

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

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