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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many years have passed on the ranch in the opening of “A Dollar for Two”?
2. When does the narrator make arrangements to come and hear Miss Jane's story in the Introduction?
3. Where does the majority of the acton take place in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?
4. What do Ned and Jane ask of Job in “An Old Man"?
5. Hold is Miss Jane Pittman described in the Introduction?
Short Essay Questions
1. What transition takes place in the narrative structure in Book 2: Reconstruction?
2. What advice and assistance do Jane and Ned receive in “An Old Man”?
3. How do Ned's and Joe's attempts at overcoming oppression differ?
4. How does Jane's narrative perspective influence the plot of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?
5. Who is the stranger that Ned and Jane encounter in “Hunter”? What is he doing?
6. Why does Jane tell the white woman in "Heading South" that she won't return to her home plantation? How does the woman reply?
7. How is the theme of self-identification explored in the first chapters of Book 1?
8. How does Job's wife respond when he brings Ned and Jane home in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
9. What is symbolized through Jane's actions in "Man's Way"?
10. How does the narrator describe his relationship with Miss Jane Pittman in the Introduction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the setting of the Bone Plantation. Who oversees the plantation? How are the conditions at this plantation, as compared to Jane's experiences prior to Emancipation? What eventually leads many of the blacks to flee Bone Plantation?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the character of Joe Pittman in the novel. When and where does Jane marry Joe? How would you describe Joe's characteristics? What leads to Joe's death?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the LeFarbre family in the novel. Why is Mary Agnes LeFarbre disowned by her family? What ethnic group does the LeFarbre family belong to? How would you describe their views of other ethnic groups?
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