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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. Who is Miss Jane's strongest defender in the Introduction?
(a) Judy Major.
(b) Amma Dean.
(c) Mary Hodges.
(d) Clamp Brown.

2. What does the white woman give to Jane and Ned on the road in “All Kinds of People”?
(a) Salt.
(b) Water.
(c) Money.
(d) Flour.

3. Where does the majority of the acton take place in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Arkansas.

4. What does the narrator say he teaches in the Introduction?
(a) History.
(b) Geography.
(c) Biology.
(d) English.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who do Jane and Ned ask for when they encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?

3. What are the poor whites called that make it their job to track down slaves in “Massacre”?

4. Where is Ned's body laid to rest in “Assassination”?

5. After how long does the fisherman abandon Jane in “Man’s Way”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of fear and distrust of whites demonstrated in "Massacre"?

2. What is notable about Jane and Ned's arrival at Bones Plantation in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?

3. How would you describe the language syle in the novel?

4. How are women depicted in comparison to men in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

5. What physical conflict involves Jane in "Heading North"? What brings about this conflict?

6. What is symbolized through Jane's actions in "Man's Way"?

7. How does Jane's narrative perspective influence the plot of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

8. How does the narrator describe his relationship with Miss Jane Pittman in the Introduction?

9. From what narrative point of view is The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman related?

10. What political ideologies can be seen in the actions of the north in Book 2: Reconstruction?

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