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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The War Years (Shelter for a Night – Rednecks and Scalawags).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the white man help Jane and Ned in “Shelter for a Night”?
(a) He returns them to their plantation.
(b) He gains them passage across the river.
(c) He calls the police when a mob tries to attack Jane and Ned.
(d) He sells them a gun.

2. Who do Jane and Ned ask for when they encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?
(a) Colonel Williams.
(b) Corporal Brown.
(c) Colonel Jackson.
(d) Colonel Dye.

3. Who is Ned's mother?
(a) Amma Dean.
(b) Madame Gautier.
(c) Big Laura.
(d) Black Harriet.

4. How old is Pap described as in the Introduction?
(a) He is in his early 60s.
(b) He is in his mid-80s.
(c) He is in his late 70s.
(d) He is in his mid-40s.

5. Who is the Union soldier that tells Jane the slaves are about to be freed in "Soldiers"?
(a) Colonel Dye.
(b) Corporal Brown.
(c) Colonel Jackson.
(d) Colonel Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jane decide to go after the slaves on her plantation are freed in "Freedom"?

2. Who is Miss Jane's strongest defender in the Introduction?

3. When does the narrator describe going to the plantation where Miss Jane Pittman lives in the Introduction?

4. What does the white woman give to Jane and Ned on the road in “All Kinds of People”?

5. Who does the old black man say he is attempting to find in “Hunter”?

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