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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mammy tell Sarny to fetch as John is taken to the slave quarters after his punishment in Chapter 5?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Cornbread.
(c) Salt.
(d) Boiling water.

2. What does John say to Sarny before he leaves in Chapter 6?
(a) That she should come with him.
(b) That he will be back.
(c) That he wishes her a good life.
(d) That he is going to kill Waller.

3. What does Sarny say is forbidden in the slaves' sleeping quarters in Chapter 3?
(a) Food.
(b) Water.
(c) Beds.
(d) Light.

4. What does Sarny say that the slaves call the master and mistress when they are in the slave quarters and out of hearing in Chapter 2?
(a) The perpetrator of evil.
(b) The kind and queen of the castle.
(c) Dog droppings or horse crap.
(d) Witches and warlocks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the stump used for that Waller orders one of the field hands to fetch in Chapter 5?

2. What sounds does John make while enduring Waller's punishment in Chapter 5?

3. What is John's response when Sarny asks him in Chapter 3, "Why they be cutting our thumbs off if we learn to read--if that's all it is?"

4. What derogatory name does John refer to Master Waller as when Sarny tells him about Mammy in Chapter 5?

5. What does Mammy respond when John flirts with her in Chapter 6?

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