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

2. For how much money per month is Jane hired on at the plantation in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) $3.
(b) $20.
(c) $6.
(d) $10.

3. Where does Jane move to live with the fisherman after Joe's death?
(a) Southern Arkansas.
(b) Northern Mississippi.
(c) Southern Louisiana.
(d) Southern Missouri.

4. How is the door opened in the room where Tee Bob has locked himself in "The Samson House"?
(a) With a hammer.
(b) With an axe.
(c) With a key.
(d) With a shovel.

5. What does Mary Agnes deny when she is questioned by the sheriff in "The Samson House"?
(a) She denies being raped.
(b) She denies marrying Tee Bob.
(c) She denies being black.
(d) She denies being pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. After how long does the fisherman abandon Jane in “Man’s Way”?

2. What does the old man show Ned and Jane to help them on their journey in “An Old Man"?

3. What news is related of Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?

4. Whose inspiration has led Ned to the decision to open a school to meet the educational needs of local blacks in “Professor Douglass”?

5. Why does Ned get into a fight in “All Kinds of People”?

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