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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 word from "The Samson House" means to seize and carry off someone by force?

2. What was the term "creole" originally used for?

3. Who is waiting for Mary Agnes at the bus stop in “Robert and Mary”?

4. In Jane's vision from “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman,” a person she believes to be God advises her to do what?

5. Why does Mary Agnes turn down Tee Bob's suggestion in “Robert and Mary”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information is revealed as the marchers await Jimmy's arrival in Book 4: The Quarters?

2. How is Mary Agnes an exception amongst Creole society?

3. How would you describe the Creoles' position and stance in regard to race relations?

4. How does the thematic concept of "the One" apply to the novel as a whole?

5. How is Jimmy's planned march "set up" in Book 4: The Quarters?

6. How is Tee Bob's body discovered in "The Samson House"?

7. How is Jimmy Aaron's early childhood described? Who raises him?

8. How has Jane evolved as a character from the beginning of the novel to "Samson"?

9. Who enters the Samson house in the beginning of "The Samson House"? What information is revealed?

10. How does the narrative style of the novel change in "The LeFabre Family"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the actions of Ned and Joe in relation to the theme of social defiance. How does each of these characters approach overcoming oppression? Whose method is the most effective? Why?

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

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?

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