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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. Who goes with the sheriff to question Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?
2. What word from the narrative refers to large, heavy shoes?
3. For what type of protest was Martin Luther King, Jr. known?
4. Who arrives to lead the crowd on their march in the end of Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
5. How is the door opened in the room where Tee Bob has locked himself in "The Samson House"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has Jane evolved as a character from the beginning of the novel to "Samson"?
2. Why is Jimmy Aaron perceived as special by the slaves in the quarters as he grows up?
3. How has the narrative style of the novel changed in Book 4: The Quarters?
4. What leads Tee Bob to punch his friend Jimmy Caya in "Confession"?
5. How is Mary Agnes an exception amongst Creole society?
6. What information is revealed as the marchers await Jimmy's arrival in Book 4: The Quarters?
7. What happens when Jimmy Caya arrives at the Samson home in "The Samson House"?
8. What does Jane remark about leaders in the beginning of Book 4: The Quarters?
9. How does the narrative style of the novel change in "The LeFabre Family"?
10. How does Mary Agnes respond when Tee Bob confronts her in "Robert and Mary"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the decline of the Samson Plantation in Book 4: The Quarters. What economic factors have led to the plantation's decline? What political factors have influenced its decline? How does the decline of the plantation impact the black laborers?
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