Quiz Over in My Father S House Ch

#/Name: ______Hour: ___ English 8 Willhite-- Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 Due Tuesday, Nov. 18

Write the answers neatly and in complete sentences, please. If the sentence does not begin with a capital letter and end with a period, it will receive no credit.

Questions In My Father’s House Ch. 1-3 1. How old is Oscie Mason at the start of the book?

2. In what state do the Masons live?

3. How many slaves do the Masons own?

4. What are the names and ages of Oscie’s sisters?

5. How did Daddy John die?

6. What was Will McLean’s profession?

7. Who was about to give birth in Chapter 1?

8. Why does Oscie feel differently than Maria about Will McLean? 9. In what terms does the author describe the economic differences between the North and the South?

10. Why does Oscie call Will McLean an “abolitionist”?

11. Where does McLean take the Mason family for a party?

12. What is the “artist” doing at the beginning of chapter 2?

13. Describe the gossip surrounding McLean.

14. Describe the fight between the two girls.

15. How is Maum Hanna’s authority described?

16. What does Mama demand of Oscie?

17. How does Will startle Oscie regarding her position in the household?

18. What big change is Will bringing to the Mason girls’ education?