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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 name has Ned taken on in “Ned Leaves Home”?

2. How old is Ned described in “Ned Leaves Home”?

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

4. How does the narrator describe recording Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?

5. Who kills Ned in “Assassination”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does irony apply to Colonel Dye's re-purchase of the Bone Plantation?

2. How does Job's wife respond when he brings Ned and Jane home in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

3. Who is the stranger that Ned and Jane encounter in “Hunter”? What is he doing?

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

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

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

8. What is notable about Jane and Ned's arrival at Bones Plantation in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

9. From what narrative point of view is The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman related?

10. What political ideologies can be seen in the actions of the north in Book 2: Reconstruction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Albert Cluveau in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Where does Jane meet this character? How is he described in the text? What actions does Cluveau take in the story? How do these actions reflect upon his character?

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 progress in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. How does the author develop this theme metaphorically in the story? How is the theme developed through character and action? What symbols relate to the theme of progress?

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