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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. What are the poor whites called that make it their job to track down slaves in “Massacre”?
2. Where does the majority of the acton take place in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?
3. What word from the Introduction means unwilling to admit or accept something as truth?
4. Until what year is Ned's school in operation?
5. What name has Ned taken on in “Ned Leaves Home”?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the stranger that Ned and Jane encounter in “Hunter”? What is he doing?
2. How is the theme of fear and distrust of whites demonstrated in "Massacre"?
3. How are women depicted in comparison to men in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?
4. How does Job's wife respond when he brings Ned and Jane home in “Rednecks and Scalawags”?
5. How does the government investigator help Jane and Ned after getting them across the river in “Shelter for a Night”?
6. What is symbolized through Jane's actions in "Man's Way"?
7. How does the narrator describe his relationship with Miss Jane Pittman in the Introduction?
8. What happens when Jane and Ned encounter the Union soldiers in “All Kinds of People”?
9. What physical conflict involves Jane in "Heading North"? What brings about this conflict?
10. What has arisen to cause Jane concern and worry in "A Dollar for Two"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the genre and the narrative style of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. From whose perspective is the story related? Is the book fiction or nonfiction? Why do you think the author chose to narrate the story in this manner?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the political and social atmosphere at the end of the Civil War. Consider the following ethnic groups, and discuss how each is affected after the war: Cajuns, Creoles, blacks, and whites. How did the relationships between these groups change at the end of the war?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the character of Ned in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. How old is Ned when his character is introduced? How does Ned's character develop through the story? How is Ned eventually killed?
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