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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sarny states at the end of Chapter 2 that she knows the "people in the white house aren't richer" than whom?
(a) The President.
(b) Mammy.
(c) God.
(d) My father.

2. What word from Chapter 6 means to limp?
(a) Enchant.
(b) Scribble.
(c) Bramble.
(d) Hobble.

3. How would you describe Sarny's perception of life outside of the plantation in Chapter 2?
(a) Sarny views life outside the plantation as harsher than life within the plantation.
(b) Sarny experienced a brutal life outside the plantation when she was bought by Mr. Waller.
(c) Sarny's experiences outside the plantation have led her to desire freedom.
(d) Sarny has no knowledge of life outside of the plantation.

4. Why does mammy say Sarny's birth mother was sold in Chapter 1?
(a) She was a good midwife.
(b) She was a good cotton-picker.
(c) She was a good breeder.
(d) She was a good house maid.

5. What material does Mammy make John's pants from in Chapter 3?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Canvas.
(c) Denim.
(d) Suede.

Short Answer Questions

1. What euphemism does Sarny use to describe menstruation in Chapter 1?

2. What creatures does Mammy remark upon when Sarny runs to her at the spring house in Chapter 5?

3. Where does Sarny say she was when she first heard about Nightjohn in Chapter 1?

4. Where has Sarny observed people reading prior to meeting John?

5. What does Waller say the punishment is "according to the law" for learning to read or write in Chapter 5?

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