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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: The Plantation (The LeFarbre Family – Robert and Mary).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after the narrator's last interview with Miss Jane does he say she died in the Introduction?
(a) 8 months after the last interview.
(b) 2 years after the last interview.
(c) 6 months after the last interview.
(d) 2 months after the last interview.

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

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

4. For how much money per month is Jane hired on at the plantation in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) $3.
(b) $6.
(c) $10.
(d) $20.

5. In Jane's vision from “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman,” a person she believes to be God advises her to do what?
(a) Follow the North Star.
(b) Cross a river.
(c) Turn back south.
(d) Follow a railroad track.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the majority of the acton take place in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

2. What does Jane receive from Madam Gautier in “Man’s Way”?

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

4. How old is Ned described in “Ned Leaves Home”?

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

(see the answer key)

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