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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 does Tee Bob do as his friend (whom Tee Bob punched) leaves his engagement party?
2. Samson declares with the onset of the Civil Rights Movement that anyone who wants the join the movement can do what?
3. What word from "The Samson House" means to seize and carry off someone by force?
4. Who is the overseer on Samson's plantation in “Two Brothers of the South”?
5. Who arrives to lead the crowd on their march in the end of Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information is revealed as the marchers await Jimmy's arrival in Book 4: The Quarters?
2. How is Jimmy's planned march "set up" in Book 4: The Quarters?
3. Why is Jimmy Aaron perceived as special by the slaves in the quarters as he grows up?
4. How is Jimmy Aaron's early childhood described? Who raises him?
5. How does Mary Agnes respond when Tee Bob confronts her in "Robert and Mary"?
6. What leads Miss Lily to leave the Samson Plantation?
7. How does the narrative style of the novel change in "The LeFabre Family"?
8. How is the theme of slavery versus freedom explored in Book 4: The Quarters?
9. What does Jimmy Aaron reveal during a church service after his return to the plantation? How is his message received?
10. What does Jane remark about leaders in the beginning of Book 4: The Quarters?
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 theme of self-identification in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Why is self-identification important to the slaves after Emancipation? How does Jane develop her self-identity? How does this theme apply to other characters in the novel?
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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