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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. Who replaces Miss Lily after she leaves Samson's plantation?
(a) Timmy.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Tee Bob.
(d) Tom Joe.

2. Why does Molly leave her position to find work elsewhere in “Molly”?
(a) Because she has decided to move to Ohio.
(b) Because her granddaughter has become ill.
(c) Because she was fired for stealing.
(d) Because the mistress of the house refuses to fire Jane.

3. Where did the white woman that is accompanied by the black flee from in “Heading South”?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Texas.

4. When does the flood occur that is described in “Of Men and Rivers”?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1959.

5. What do Ned and Jane ask of Job in “An Old Man"?
(a) For directions to Arkansas.
(b) For a ride in his wagon.
(c) For a cup of water.
(d) For a newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Ned have when he visits Jane in “Professor Douglass”?

2. What imposing woman leads the slaves on their journey in “Heading North”?

3. What does Jane describe as her chore on the plantation all day when the soldiers were to come in "Soldiers"?

4. What word from the Introduction means unwilling to admit or accept something as truth?

5. What does the white woman give to Jane and Ned on the road in “All Kinds of People”?

(see the answer key)

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