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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the first Fugitive Slave Act implemented in the United States requiring all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1793.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1856.

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

3. What quality stands out the most in John's character?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Greed.
(d) Gluttony.

4. What does John use on his makeshift shoes to throw the dogs' scent off in Chapter 6?
(a) Gasoline.
(b) Horse manure.
(c) Salt and iodine.
(d) Lard and pepper.

5. What creatures does Mammy remark upon when Sarny runs to her at the spring house in Chapter 5?
(a) The birds.
(b) The bees.
(c) Waller's dogs.
(d) The cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles does John say they run him in his first day in Chapter 3?

2. What does Sarny recall Mammy telling her to do with the coin that she found in the dirt in Chapter 2?

3. What word from Chapter 5 refers to the act of writing or marking carelessly?

4. To whom does Mammy pray when Sarny witnesses her in Chapter 2?

5. What color does Sarny describe Waller's dogs as in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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