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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: The Plantation (The Samson House).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ned's family go after his death in “The People”?
(a) To Missouri.
(b) To Kansas.
(c) To Ohio.
(d) To Arkansas.

2. What word from the Introduction means unwilling to admit or accept something as truth?
(a) Illiterate.
(b) Impudent.
(c) Stagnant.
(d) Incredulous.

3. Where do Ned and Jane encounter the old white man in “An Old Man"?
(a) Standing near a church.
(b) Waiting at a train station.
(c) Fishing by the river.
(d) Oh the porch of a house in the swamp.

4. Who is Tee Bob's friend that he confesses his true attraction to at his engagement party?
(a) Timmy.
(b) Tom Joe.
(c) Hardy.
(d) Jimmy Caya.

5. Why do the blacks that Jane and Ned encounter mock her in “Heading South”?
(a) They mock her idea of making it to Ohio.
(b) They mock her for attempting to learn to read.
(c) They mock her for not wanting to marry.
(d) They mock her for leaving Tee Bob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Tee Bob been doing while he's been away in “A Flower in Winter”?

2. What word from the Introduction refers to something that recurs again and again?

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

4. Where does Jane decide to go after the slaves on her plantation are freed in "Freedom"?

5. Who arrives to blame Mary Agnes for the situation of Tee Bob's suicide in "The Samson House"?

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