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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. Who retrieves a letter from the table by where Tee Bob's body is discovered in "The Samson House"?
2. How does Mary Agnes describe her injuries to the sheriff in "The Samson House"?
3. How many years after Tee Bob's suicide does Jane leave the Samson Plantation?
4. Who is sent to bring Tee Bob from hiding in the house in "The Samson House"?
5. In Jane's vision from “The Travels of Miss Jane Pittman,” a person she believes to be God advises her to do what?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what endeavor does Jimmy solicit Jane's help in Book 4: The Quarters?
2. What does Jimmy Aaron reveal during a church service after his return to the plantation? How is his message received?
3. How is the character of Hardy described in the novel?
4. How does Mary Agnes respond to questioning by the sheriff and Raynard in "The Samson House"? What is she advised to do?
5. Who enters the Samson house in the beginning of "The Samson House"? What information is revealed?
6. What happens when Jimmy Caya arrives at the Samson home in "The Samson House"?
7. How does the narrative style of the novel change in "The LeFabre Family"?
8. How is the relationship between Timmy and Tee Bob described in "Two Brothers of the South"?
9. What is significant about Jane's settlement at Samson Plantation in "Samson"?
10. What does Jimmy Aaron's sacrifice signify for the plantation workers in Book 4: The Quarters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the African American Civil Rights Movement. When did the movement begin? Who were the leaders of the movement? How does the author illustrate this historical period in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the actions of Ned and Joe in relation to the theme of social defiance. How does each of these characters approach overcoming oppression? Whose method is the most effective? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the characters of Job and his wife. Where do Jane and Ned encounter Job? How does he help them? What is Job's wife's attitude towards Ned and Jane?
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