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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sarny describe Mrs. Waller's sister in Chapter 2?
(a) Gentle and kind.
(b) Dried up and mean.
(c) Soft spoken and meek.
(d) Proud and beautiful.

2. What kind of coin does Sarny describe finding in the dirt in Chapter 2?
(a) A quarter.
(b) A nickel.
(c) A penny.
(d) A dime.

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

4. How much money does Mrs. Waller say that her husband just spent on a new hand in Chapter 2?
(a) About $500.
(b) Under $100.
(c) Over $1,000.
(d) About $10,000.

5. What does the author assert about the events in the story at the opening of the novel?
(a) The events in the story are loosely based on events that occurred in Cleveland, Mississippi, in 1861.
(b) The events in the story are purely from the imagination of the author and not based on any historical people.
(c) The events are true except for variation in time and character identification.
(d) The events in the story are satirical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the slave that raises Sarny?

2. 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?

3. What is Mr. Waller's first name?

4. "Partus sequitur ventrem" was a legal doctrine adopted widely into the laws of slavery in the American colonies. What did this law dictate?

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

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