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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mammy assert that reading and writing will bring for the slaves in Chapter 4?
(a) A record of history.
(b) A path to freedom.
(c) Grief.
(d) Hope.

2. What has caused some of the leaves to fall off of the flowers that Sarny is tending in the flower garden in Chapter 2?
(a) Under-watering.
(b) Over-watering.
(c) Chemical pesticides.
(d) Little green bugs.

3. What euphemism does Sarny use to describe menstruation in Chapter 1?
(a) The spots.
(b) The trouble.
(c) Aunt Mary.
(d) Womanhood.

4. In what century was the Atlantic slave established?
(a) The 18th century.
(b) The 17th century.
(c) The 16th century.
(d) The 15th century.

5. How does Sarny describe the financial circumstances of the master's family in Chapter 2?
(a) They have gone bankrupt.
(b) They are struggling after the war.
(c) They are rich.
(d) They are poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does mammy say Sarny's birth mother was sold in Chapter 1?

2. Where does Sarny demonstrate the "letters" that she discovered on the feed sack for John in Chapter 3?

3. Where on the plantation does Waller keep his dogs?

4. What does Sarny say her last name is in Chapter 1?

5. When Sarny overhears the mistress of the plantation in Chapter 2, the mistress is complaining that her husband spends too much money buying slaves. What is she concerned that she will not have enough money to purchase due to her husband's overspending?

(see the answer key)

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