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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "the next letter" that John introduces to Sarny on the second night of his recovery in Chapter 6?
(a) J.
(b) L.
(c) H.
(d) R.

2. How did Jim die after he attempted escape?
(a) He bled to death after castration.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He was lynched.
(d) He was killed by Waller's dogs.

3. What does John ask Sarny to fetch for him from the barn in Chapter 6?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A piece of rawhide.
(c) The horse carriage.
(d) An axe.

4. What does Sarny say the master did when Alice was unwilling in the breeding shed in Chapter 4?
(a) He sold her.
(b) He shot her.
(c) He let her work in the fields.
(d) He had her tied down and raped.

5. What is foreshadowed by Sarny's story about finding the coin in the dirt in Chapter 2?
(a) Sarny's education.
(b) Sarny's marriage.
(c) Sarny's death.
(d) Sarny's eventual wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John do on the first night after his punishment from Waller in Chapter 6?

2. How would you describe the treatment of the slaves on Waller's plantation?

3. Who were the people that captured John after he'd fled?

4. Where does John say he was when he was caught in Chapter 4?

5. Sarny compares the sound of "the north" to listening to what sounds in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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