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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. Whose shotgun does Miss Jane's caretaker threaten to get if needed in the Introduction?
2. Where was Frederick Douglass born?
3. The white woman tells Jane and Ned in “Heading South” that they won't find a way to cross the river without what?
4. Until what year is Ned's school in operation?
5. What happens to Ned's murderer in “The People”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Job's wife respond when he brings Ned and Jane home in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
2. How is the theme of self-identification explored in the first chapters of Book 1?
3. How does the government investigator help Jane and Ned after getting them across the river in “Shelter for a Night”?
4. How does irony apply to Joe's death in "Man's Way"?
5. How have the slaves been affected by the actions of the north in Book 2: Reconstruction?
6. What happens when Jane and Ned encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?
7. How would you describe the language syle in the novel?
8. What advice and assistance do Jane and Ned receive in “An Old Man”?
9. What is symbolized through Jane's actions in "Man's Way"?
10. What physical conflict involves Jane in "Heading North"? What brings about this conflict?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the character of Jimmy Aaron in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. How old is Jimmy when his character is introduced? How does his character evolve in the course of the narrative? What happens to Jimmy at the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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