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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. Where does Jimmy say he wants to bring the protests in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?

2. What word from the narrative means to combine one thing with another so they become whole?

3. What word from the narrative refers to large, heavy shoes?

4. What does Jimmy hope to lead a protest regarding in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?

5. Who tells Mary Agnes to leave the plantation and hide her whereabouts in "The Samson House"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Tee Bob to punch his friend Jimmy Caya in "Confession"?

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

3. How does Mary Agnes respond when Tee Bob confronts her in "Robert and Mary"?

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

5. How does Mary Agnes respond to questioning by the sheriff and Raynard in "The Samson House"? What is she advised to do?

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

7. What does Jane remark about leaders in the beginning of Book 4: The Quarters?

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

9. Why is Jimmy Aaron perceived as special by the slaves in the quarters as he grows up?

10. Who concludes the true blame for Tee Bob's death in the end of "The Samson House"? Who is to blame?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the political and social atmosphere at the end of the Civil War. Consider the following ethnic groups, and discuss how each is affected after the war: Cajuns, Creoles, blacks, and whites. How did the relationships between these groups change at the end of the war?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Ned in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. How old is Ned when his character is introduced? How does Ned's character develop through the story? How is Ned eventually killed?

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