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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: The Plantation (The Samson House).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Mary Agnes to leave the plantation and hide her whereabouts in "The Samson House"?
(a) Clamp Brown.
(b) Jules Raynard.
(c) Tom Joe.
(d) Jimmy Caya.

2. What is the white man's position who approaches Jane and Ned in “Shelter for a Night”?
(a) He is a government investigator.
(b) He is a bounty hunter.
(c) He is a local mayor.
(d) He is a game warden.

3. How many children does Ned have when he visits Jane in “Professor Douglass”?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

4. Where does Tee Bob lock himself away in the house in "The Samson House"?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) In the library.

5. The slave that the old black man is trying to find in “Hunter” was purchased where?
(a) In Texas.
(b) In Arkansas.
(c) In Mississippi.
(d) In Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Job give Ned and Jane a place to sleep in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

3. Where does Ned go to collect building materials in “Assassination”?

4. What word is used to mean "godfather" in the narrative?

5. What word from the narrative means to give someone a name that reflects a notable quality?

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