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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 narrative refers to a derogatory name for Spaniards, Italians, or Portuguese?
2. Who replaces the driver that backs out on the evening before the march in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
3. What has led to the decline of the Samson Plantation in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
4. Why does Mary Agnes turn down Tee Bob's suggestion in “Robert and Mary”?
5. What word from "The Samson House" means to seize and carry off someone by force?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Jimmy Caya arrives at the Samson home in "The Samson House"?
2. Who concludes the true blame for Tee Bob's death in the end of "The Samson House"? Who is to blame?
3. How has the narrative style of the novel changed in Book 4: The Quarters?
4. How are Jackie Robinson's games related to the blacks at the plantation in Book 4: The Quarters?
5. How is the relationship between Timmy and Tee Bob described in "Two Brothers of the South"?
6. What is significant about Jane's settlement at Samson Plantation in "Samson"?
7. How is the character of Hardy described in the novel?
8. Who enters the Samson house in the beginning of "The Samson House"? What information is revealed?
9. Why is Jimmy Aaron perceived as special by the slaves in the quarters as he grows up?
10. What does Jimmy Aaron's sacrifice signify for the plantation workers in Book 4: The Quarters?
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
Describe and analyze the character of Jimmy Aaron in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. How old is Jimmy when his character is introduced? How does his character evolve in the course of the narrative? What happens to Jimmy at the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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