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

2. What does Mary Agnes deny when she is questioned by the sheriff in "The Samson House"?
(a) She denies being black.
(b) She denies being raped.
(c) She denies marrying Tee Bob.
(d) She denies being pregnant.

3. What term is used in the narrative to describe a person who is one-eighth black?
(a) Cosmopolitan.
(b) Pinafore.
(c) Aryan.
(d) Octoroon.

4. The white woman tells Jane and Ned in “Heading South” that they won't find a way to cross the river without what?
(a) Money for the ferry.
(b) A raft.
(c) A boat.
(d) A white chaperone.

5. What does the old man show Ned and Jane to help them on their journey in “An Old Man"?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A map of the U.S.
(c) A history book.
(d) A railway schedule.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the white man's position who approaches Jane and Ned in “Shelter for a Night”?

2. Why does the Klan show up at Jane's doorway in “Ned Leaves Home”?

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

4. Where does Tee Bob return from in “A Flower in Winter”?

5. Who is the fisherman that Jane lives with after Joe's death?

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