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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John use on his makeshift shoes to throw the dogs' scent off in Chapter 6?
(a) Gasoline.
(b) Horse manure.
(c) Lard and pepper.
(d) Salt and iodine.

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

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

4. How many slaves are estimated to have escaped to freedom in American History?
(a) Two million.
(b) One million.
(c) Half a million.
(d) Sixty thousand.

5. How long does Sarny say it took Waller and his dogs to catch Jim when he ran in Chapter 4?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Half a day.
(d) A day and a half.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mammy respond when John flirts with her in Chapter 6?

2. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a noisy or disorderly group or gathering?

3. What reason does John give for returning to slavery after he'd achieved freedom in Chapter 4?

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

5. What word from Chapter 6 means to limp?

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