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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. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?

2. Who goes with the sheriff to question Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?

3. Who is sent to bring Tee Bob from hiding in the house in "The Samson House"?

4. What has Tee Bob been doing while he's been away in “A Flower in Winter”?

5. What does Mary Agnes deny when she is questioned by the sheriff in "The Samson House"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do racial inequality and the segregationist principles of the South impact Timmy and Tee Bob?

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

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

7. What is significant about Jane's settlement at Samson Plantation in "Samson"?

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

9. What does Jimmy Aaron's sacrifice signify for the plantation workers in Book 4: The Quarters?

10. How is the character of Hardy described in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How does the narrative structure of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman relate to the themes in the novel? In what ways does the structure of the story evolve? What is reflected in these transitions?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of sacrifice in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. What characters in the novel make sacrifices? What are the impacts of those sacrifices? How does the author support this theme through symbolism and imagery?

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