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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What impasse have Jane and Ned reached at the end of “Massacre”?
(a) A swamp.
(b) A cliffside.
(c) A giant lake.
(d) A river.
2. How many years have passed on the ranch in the opening of “A Dollar for Two”?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 2 years.
3. How does the narrator describe recording Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?
(a) With a reel-to-reel.
(b) With a tape recorder.
(c) With a typewriter.
(d) With a pen and paper.
4. Where does Job give Ned and Jane a place to sleep in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
(a) In a spare bedroom behind the house.
(b) In his attic.
(c) In his basement.
(d) In an empty food crib outside the house.
5. Where did the white woman that is accompanied by the black flee from in “Heading South”?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Texas.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the white woman give to Jane and Ned on the road in “All Kinds of People”?
2. When was Frederick Douglass born?
3. Who is the woman that lives in the same house and looks after Miss Jane, according to the narrator in the Introduction?
4. Where does Ned's family go after his death in “The People”?
5. Why are Jane and Ned denied passage on the ferry in “Shelter for a Night”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Ned's and Joe's attempts at overcoming oppression differ?
2. How are women depicted in comparison to men in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?
3. What political ideologies can be seen in the actions of the north in Book 2: Reconstruction?
4. How is the narrative of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman structured?
5. How does the government investigator help Jane and Ned after getting them across the river in “Shelter for a Night”?
6. How is the theme of fear and distrust of whites demonstrated in "Massacre"?
7. How would you describe the language syle in the novel?
8. How is the narrator influenced by Miss Jane Pittman's funeral in the Introduction?
9. What transition takes place in the narrative structure in Book 2: Reconstruction?
10. How have the slaves been affected by the actions of the north in Book 2: Reconstruction?
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