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

2. What does Jane describe as her chore on the plantation all day when the soldiers were to come in "Soldiers"?
(a) Breaking rocks.
(b) Feeding babies.
(c) Hauling water.
(d) Cooking stew.

3. What word from the narrative refers to a piece of furniture with drawers on one side and hanging space on the other?
(a) Chateau.
(b) Atrium.
(c) Foyer.
(d) Chifforobe.

4. Where does Jimmy go to attend school in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Houston.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Topeka.

5. Why does Jane become angry and beat a man with a stick in “Heading North”?
(a) Because he attempted to take Ned's flint from him.
(b) Because he attempted to hit Hardy.
(c) Because he decided to adopt her last name of Brown.
(d) Because he attempted to stteal her bag of food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mary Agnes turn down Tee Bob's suggestion in “Robert and Mary”?

2. What was the term "creole" originally used for?

3. What word from the narrative refers to a derogatory name for Spaniards, Italians, or Portuguese?

4. How is Joe Pittman killed?

5. Which of Samson's sons was born of a black woman on the plantation in “Two Brothers of the South”?

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