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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. How many years later does Cluveau die after his confrontation with Jane in “The Chariot of Hell”?

2. What does the old man show Ned and Jane to help them on their journey in “An Old Man"?

3. Why does Ned get into a fight in “All Kinds of People”?

4. From what narrative tense is the Introduction related?

5. What does Jane describe as her chore on the plantation all day when the soldiers were to come in "Soldiers"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has arisen to cause Jane concern and worry in "A Dollar for Two"?

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

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

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

5. What is symbolized through Jane's actions in "Man's Way"?

6. How is the narrative of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman structured?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of the Bone Plantation. Who oversees the plantation? How are the conditions at this plantation, as compared to Jane's experiences prior to Emancipation? What eventually leads many of the blacks to flee Bone Plantation?

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 events surrounding Tee Bob's suicide in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. How does Tee Bob kill himself? Why? What does Tee Bob's death represent symbolically in the novel?

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