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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Reconstruction (A Flicker of Light and Again Darkness – A Dollar for Two).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Union soldier invite Jane to visit him after the emancipation in "Soldiers"?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Texas.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

2. How many years have passed on the ranch in the opening of “A Dollar for Two”?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

3. Hold is Miss Jane Pittman described in the Introduction?
(a) She is in her mid-70s.
(b) She is in her mid-90s.
(c) She is more than 100 years old.
(d) She is in her late 80s.

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

5. How much additional money does Dye demand from Joe for interest when he shows up with Dye's original demand in “Another Home”?
(a) $10 additional dollars.
(b) $30 additional dollars.
(c) $20 additional dollars.
(d) $50 additional dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who buys the plantation back in “A Flicker of Light; and Again Darkness”?

2. Whom does the narrator thank in concluding the Introduction?

3. How does the narrator describe recording Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?

4. When does the narrator make arrangements to come and hear Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?

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

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