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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the eldest of Samson's sons in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) James.
(b) Timmy.
(c) Ned.
(d) Walter.

2. Who replaces the driver that backs out on the evening before the march in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Timmy.
(c) Amma Dean.
(d) Julius Jonsson.

3. What was Huey P. Long's nickname?
(a) "The Inquisitor."
(b) "The Cowboy."
(c) "The Hustler."
(d) "The Kingfish."

4. What has led to the decline of the Samson Plantation in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) The leasing of land to the Cajuns.
(b) Samson's suicide.
(c) The disappearance of a black labor force.
(d) The foreclosures of banks.

5. Why does Mary Agnes turn down Tee Bob's suggestion in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) It is impossible for them to be together because of their different political backgrounds.
(b) It is impossible for them to be together because he is already married.
(c) It is impossible for them to be together because she is already married.
(d) It is impossible for them to be together because of racial differences.

6. How is Tee Bob's death reported in the paper?
(a) As an unsolved murder.
(b) As a homicide.
(c) As a freak accident.
(d) Simply as a suicide.

7. Which of Samson's sons is white in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) Timmy.
(b) Tom Joe.
(c) Tee Bob.
(d) Ned.

8. During what years did Huey P. Long serves as the Governor of Louisiana?
(a) 1919-1925.
(b) 1935-1945.
(c) 1928-1932.
(d) 1859-1862.

9. What word from the narrative refers to a piece of furniture with drawers on one side and hanging space on the other?
(a) Chateau.
(b) Chifforobe.
(c) Atrium.
(d) Foyer.

10. What news does Samson deliver to the marching crowd in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) That Jimmy has been arrested.
(b) That John F. Kennedy has been assassinated.
(c) That the courthouse is closed.
(d) That Jimmy has been killed.

11. What does Samson suggest to the marchers in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) That they flee to Ohio.
(b) That they give up the protest.
(c) That they join the military.
(d) That they follow him to the courthouse.

12. What is the name of the schoolteacher who comes to Samson Plantation in “The LeFarbre Family”?
(a) Etienne.
(b) Mary Hodges.
(c) Madame Gautier.
(d) Mary Agnes LeFabre.

13. Who does the white man turn into in Jane's vision from “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman”?
(a) Ned, Joe, and Cluveau.
(b) The Devil.
(c) Mary Agnes LeFabre.
(d) Madame Gautier.

14. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do what?
(a) Play in the major leagues.
(b) Graduate college.
(c) Attend college.
(d) Run for the U.S. Senate.

15. Where does Jimmy say he wants to bring the protests in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Bayonne.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Little Rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives to lead the crowd on their march in the end of Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?

2. In “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman,” Jane has a vision of herself burdened with what?

3. Where does Jimmy Aaaron's mother move away to find work in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?

4. Who retrieves a letter from the table by where Tee Bob's body is discovered in "The Samson House"?

5. When was Huey P. Long born?

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