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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned say he is doing in Kansas when he writes to Jane in “Two Letters from Kansas”?

2. Until what year is Ned's school in operation?

3. What word from the Introduction means unwilling to admit or accept something as truth?

4. When does the narrator describe going to the plantation where Miss Jane Pittman lives in the Introduction?

5. How much additional money does Dye demand from Joe for interest when he shows up with Dye's original demand in “Another Home”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of fear and distrust of whites demonstrated in "Massacre"?

2. What advice and assistance do Jane and Ned receive in “An Old Man”?

3. What transition takes place in the narrative structure in Book 2: Reconstruction?

4. Why does Jane tell the white woman in "Heading South" that she won't return to her home plantation? How does the woman reply?

5. What physical conflict involves Jane in "Heading North"? What brings about this conflict?

6. What does Madame Gautier remark regarding masculinity in "Man's Way"?

7. What happens when Jane and Ned encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?

8. How does irony apply to Joe's death in "Man's Way"?

9. How does Jane's narrative perspective influence the plot of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

10. How would you describe the language style of Jane's narrative in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the genre and the narrative style of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. From whose perspective is the story related? Is the book fiction or nonfiction? Why do you think the author chose to narrate the story in this manner?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Job and his wife. Where do Jane and Ned encounter Job? How does he help them? What is Job's wife's attitude towards Ned and Jane?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of sacrifice in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. What characters in the novel make sacrifices? What are the impacts of those sacrifices? How does the author support this theme through symbolism and imagery?

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