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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 Sarny remark about her birth in Chapter 1?
(a) She was born blind.
(b) She was born premature.
(c) She was born deaf.
(d) She came out backwards.

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

3. What European country was the first to engage in the New World slave trade?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Portugal.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

4. What derogatory name does John refer to Master Waller as when Sarny tells him about Mammy in Chapter 5?
(a) Cracker.
(b) Bastard.
(c) Horse's ass.
(d) Ogre.

5. Where does Sarny demonstrate the "letters" that she discovered on the feed sack for John in Chapter 3?
(a) She writes it with a pen and paper.
(b) She etches it into the wooden door.
(c) She scratches it into the tree.
(d) She scratches it into the dirt floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Master Waller do when he finds Alice after she's run in Chapter 4?

2. What does Sarny enjoy doing every evening after the slaves eat?

3. From what device do Sarny and the other slaves eat their meals at the plantation?

4. What kind of flowers is Sarny working on in the flower bed in the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

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