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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mammy says in Chapter 1 that Sarny's mother sold for the value of how many field hands?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What sound does Sarny compare John's laughter to in Chapter 3?
(a) A witch's cackle.
(b) A crow's call.
(c) A lion's roar.
(d) Distant thunder.

3. What material is the spring house made of at the plantation?
(a) Tin.
(b) Wood.
(c) Adobe.
(d) Stone.

4. To whom does Mammy pray when Sarny witnesses her in Chapter 2?
(a) Lord Jesus.
(b) The Great Buddha.
(c) Allah.
(d) Saint Mary.

5. What historical figure "owned, raised, and subsequently used" the slave that the novel is dedicated to by the author?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does John's story about his past inspire in Mammy in Chapter 4?

2. What kind of work does Sarny say she is not yet old enough to do on the plantation in Chapter 1?

3. How old is Sarny in Chapter 1?

4. What does John call out for from the slaves in the sleeping quarters on his first night at the plantation in Chapter 3?

5. What material does Mammy make John's pants from in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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