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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. Samson declares with the onset of the Civil Rights Movement that anyone who wants the join the movement can do what?

2. When did the African-American Civil Rights Movement begin?

3. Where does Jimmy go to attend school in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?

4. What organization did Martin Luther King, Jr. help found in 1957?

5. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what endeavor does Jimmy solicit Jane's help in Book 4: The Quarters?

5. How does Mary Agnes respond when Tee Bob confronts her in "Robert and Mary"?

6. Who enters the Samson house in the beginning of "The Samson House"? What information is revealed?

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

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

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

10. Why is Jimmy Aaron perceived as special by the slaves in the quarters as he grows up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Jimmy Aaron in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. How old is Jimmy when his character is introduced? How does his character evolve in the course of the narrative? What happens to Jimmy at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of Book 1: The War Years. Where does Jane live when the Civil War ends? Where does she decide to go after the Emancipation? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of sacrifice in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. What characters in the novel make sacrifices? What are the impacts of those sacrifices? How does the author support this theme through symbolism and imagery?

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