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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In whose memory is Nightjohn dedicated by the author in the opening pages?
(a) In Sally Hemings' memory.
(b) In Harriet Tubman's memory.
(c) In John Brown's memory.
(d) In Frederick Douglass's memory.

3. What does Sarny say her last name is in Chapter 1?
(a) Freeman.
(b) Smith.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Waller.

4. 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?
(a) Livestock.
(b) Dresses.
(c) A new house.
(d) Farm supplies.

5. What kind of flowers is Sarny working on in the flower bed in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Roses.
(b) Pansies.
(c) Daffodils.
(d) Crocuses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sarny in Chapter 1?

2. How does Mammy notate the ages of the slave children that she raises?

3. When did Pennsylvania pass legislation to end slavery?

4. Mammy says in Chapter 1 that Sarny's mother sold for the value of how many field hands?

5. How does Sarny describe Mrs. Waller's sister in Chapter 2?

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