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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe recording Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?
(a) With a tape recorder.
(b) With a typewriter.
(c) With a pen and paper.
(d) With a reel-to-reel.

2. How old is Miss Jane Pittman's caretaker described as in the Introduction?
(a) She is in her late 30s.
(b) She is in her mid-40s.
(c) She is in her early 60s.
(d) She is in her early 50s.

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

4. Where was Frederick Douglass born?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Mississiippi.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Maryland.

5. How many years later does Cluveau die after his confrontation with Jane in “The Chariot of Hell”?
(a) 2 years later.
(b) 10 years later.
(c) 5 years later.
(d) 3 years later.

6. How long after Ned's absence does Jane receive word from him in “Two Letters from Kansas”?
(a) After he's been gone a year.
(b) After he's been gone six months.
(c) After he's been gone two years.
(d) After he's been gone a month.

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

8. By what name is Miss Jane called as a slave-child on the plantation?
(a) Laura.
(b) Beebi.
(c) Amma.
(d) Ticey.

9. What happens to Ned's murderer in “The People”?
(a) He is jailed for 6 months.
(b) The judge drops the case against him.
(c) He is jailed for 3 years.
(d) He is hanged for murder and assassination.

10. What does Jane receive from Madam Gautier in “Man’s Way”?
(a) Powder.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Wax.
(d) Oil.

11. How much money does Dye demand from Joe for leaving the plantation in “Another Home”?
(a) $200.
(b) $400.
(c) $50.
(d) $150.

12. Why does Ned get into a fight in “All Kinds of People”?
(a) A boy tries to steal his flint.
(b) Someone hits Jane.
(c) A man accuses him of theft.
(d) A boy steals his books.

13. How many children does Ned have when he visits Jane in “Professor Douglass”?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

14. Who is the plantation owner that Job takes Ned and Jane to meet in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) Mr. Cluveau.
(b) Mr. Samson.
(c) Mr. Bones.
(d) Mr. Major.

15. What imposing woman leads the slaves on their journey in “Heading North”?
(a) Big Laura.
(b) Black Harriet.
(c) Madame Gautier.
(d) Amma Dean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Ned in “Assassination”?

2. Whom does Albert Cluveau say he has been enlisted to kill in “Albert Cluveau”?

3. For how much money per month is Jane hired on at the plantation in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

4. How old is Pap described as in the Introduction?

5. Why does Jane become angry and beat a man with a stick in “Heading North”?

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