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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Gray speaks of understanding Nat's mind, what does he say about it?
(a) Nat's mind snapped at the thought of being sold again.
(b) Nat had sociopathic tendencies and would have killed more people if he hadn't been caught.
(c) Nat was trying to grapple with things beyond his mind's reach.
(d) Nat had a mental condition and couldn't understand what he was doing.

2. What do the Negroes in church use to fan themselves?
(a) Pine boughs.
(b) Folded pieces of paper.
(c) Starched, ironed pieces of cloth.
(d) Thin, pine-bark shingles.

3. What is Nat going to be tried for?
(a) Theft.
(b) Disturbance of the Peace.
(c) A misdemeanor.
(d) A felony.

4. What does Nat remember during Gray's speech to the court?
(a) Hearing God order him to kill.
(b) A song Miss Margaret wrote.
(c) A stern lecture from his master.
(d) The twenty-third Psalm.

5. What weapon does Nat carry?
(a) A bow and arrow.
(b) A sword.
(c) A knife.
(d) A shotgun.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the introduction, what does Gray state Nat's mind "first became"?

2. What is the name of the town Nat can see from his jail cell window?

3. How do Putnam and MIss Maria punish Hark?

4. What reason does Gray give in his introduction for publishing Nat's confessions?

5. How does Gray say the "band" resisted when the white people finally caught up to them?

(see the answer key)

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