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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. Why does Ned later enlist in the army, according to Jane in “Two Letters from Kansas”?
2. How long after Ned's absence does Jane receive word from him in “Two Letters from Kansas”?
3. For how much money per month is Jane hired on at the plantation in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
4. What is Joe Pittman's position when Jane marries him?
5. When does the narrator make arrangements to come and hear Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theme of social defiance illustrated in Book 2: Reconstruction?
2. What purpose does the Introduction serve to the plot and/or themes in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?
3. How is the narrative of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman structured?
4. How does irony apply to Colonel Dye's re-purchase of the Bone Plantation?
5. What happens when Jane and Ned encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?
6. How would you describe the language style of Jane's narrative in the novel?
7. Why does Jane turn down the white woman's offer in "Heading South"?
8. How does the narrator describe his relationship with Miss Jane Pittman in the Introduction?
9. How would you describe the language syle in the novel?
10. What has arisen to cause Jane concern and worry in "A Dollar for Two"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the narrative structure of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman relate to the themes in the novel? In what ways does the structure of the story evolve? What is reflected in these transitions?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the setting of Book 1: The War Years. Where does Jane live when the Civil War ends? Where does she decide to go after the Emancipation? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the decline of the Samson Plantation in Book 4: The Quarters. What economic factors have led to the plantation's decline? What political factors have influenced its decline? How does the decline of the plantation impact the black laborers?
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