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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 much money does Dye demand from Joe for leaving the plantation in “Another Home”?
2. Why does Ned later enlist in the army, according to Jane in “Two Letters from Kansas”?
3. Who does the old black man say he is attempting to find in “Hunter”?
4. What is the white man's position who approaches Jane and Ned in “Shelter for a Night”?
5. How does Jane describe her mother's death in “Heading South”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the government investigator help Jane and Ned after getting them across the river in “Shelter for a Night”?
2. How does irony apply to Colonel Dye's re-purchase of the Bone Plantation?
3. What has arisen to cause Jane concern and worry in "A Dollar for Two"?
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 does irony apply to Joe's death in "Man's Way"?
7. From what narrative point of view is The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman related?
8. How is the theme of self-identification explored in the first chapters of Book 1?
9. How is the theme of social defiance illustrated in Book 2: Reconstruction?
10. How have the slaves been affected by 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 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
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 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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