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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 Sarny think about when she finally lays down in bed at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Her father.
(b) Mrs. Waller's dog.
(c) The letter A.
(d) Her mother.

2. What does Sarny compare the color of John's skin with in Chapter 3?
(a) Marble.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Copper.
(d) Porcelain.

3. Sarny says of Mammy in Chapter 2, "She swore they could hear like cats up to the big house..." What literary device is used in this example?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Simile.

4. What did the master do to Pawley for punishment after he was caught?
(a) He cut off his toes.
(b) He castrated him.
(c) He hung him.
(d) He shot him.

5. What does John cover in his first "lesson" with Sarny in Chapter 3?
(a) The letter A.
(b) The question mark.
(c) The number 1.
(d) The period.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mammy assert that reading and writing will bring for the slaves in Chapter 4?

3. How much money does Mrs. Waller say that her husband just spent on a new hand in Chapter 2?

4. What term refers to the movement to end slavery?

5. How old was Sarny when her birth mother was sold?

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