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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. In “Another Home,” Joe finds work at a ranch near the border with what state?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Texas.
(d) Mississippi.

2. Where does Jane decide to go after the slaves on her plantation are freed in "Freedom"?
(a) To Missouri.
(b) To Pennsylvania.
(c) To Ohio.
(d) To New York.

3. Who is the eldest of Samson's sons in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) Ned.
(b) Walter.
(c) Timmy.
(d) James.

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

5. When was Frederick Douglass born?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1795.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1829.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the plantation owner that Job takes Ned and Jane to meet in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

2. How old is Miss Jane Pittman's caretaker described as in the Introduction?

3. For how long does the narrator describe his sessions lasting with Miss Jane in the Introduction?

4. How does Jane describe her mother's death in “Heading South”?

5. What term is used in the narrative to describe a person who is one-eighth black?

(see the answer key)

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