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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Klan show up at Jane's doorway in “Ned Leaves Home”?
(a) Because she accused a white man of attacking her.
(b) Because Ned refuses to stop helping blacks escape.
(c) Because she tried to run away.
(d) Because she was caught stealing.

2. What has Tee Bob been doing while he's been away in “A Flower in Winter”?
(a) Attending college.
(b) Working in a factory.
(c) Running a plantation.
(d) Working at a bank.

3. Where does the majority of the acton take place in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Georgia.

4. Who is the overseer on Samson's plantation in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) Ned.
(b) Mr. Bones.
(c) Tom Joe.
(d) Timmy.

5. What does the white woman give to Jane and Ned on the road in “All Kinds of People”?
(a) Salt.
(b) Money.
(c) Water.
(d) Flour.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives at the Samson house with news about Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?

2. What local woman's family is kicked off the Samson Plantation in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?

3. From what narrative tense is the Introduction related?

4. What field worker does Jane describe as being beaten by Samson for sloppiness in “Samson”?

5. Why does Ned later enlist in the army, according to Jane in “Two Letters from Kansas”?

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