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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 has led to the decline of the Samson Plantation in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?

2. During what years did Huey P. Long serves as the Governor of Louisiana?

3. How many years after Tee Bob's suicide does Jane leave the Samson Plantation?

4. What was the term "creole" originally used for?

5. Who is Tee Bob engaged to in “Confession”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Miss Lily to leave the Samson Plantation?

2. How is Jimmy Aaron's early childhood described? Who raises him?

3. What information is revealed as the marchers await Jimmy's arrival in Book 4: The Quarters?

4. What does Jimmy Aaron reveal during a church service after his return to the plantation? How is his message received?

5. Who discovers Mary Agnres in the end of "Robert and Mary"? How is she discovered?

6. How does the narrative style of the novel change in "The LeFabre Family"?

7. How has the narrative style of the novel changed in Book 4: The Quarters?

8. What does Jane remark about leaders in the beginning of Book 4: The Quarters?

9. How would you describe the Creoles' position and stance in regard to race relations?

10. What leads Tee Bob to punch his friend Jimmy Caya in "Confession"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the thematic concept of "the One" in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. How does Jane describe "the One"? What symbolism and imagery is used in supporting this theme? Who is regarded as potentially being "the One"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the events surrounding Tee Bob's suicide in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. How does Tee Bob kill himself? Why? What does Tee Bob's death represent symbolically in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Albert Cluveau in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Where does Jane meet this character? How is he described in the text? What actions does Cluveau take in the story? How do these actions reflect upon his character?

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