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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Mammy notate the ages of the slave children that she raises?
(a) By marking notches on sticks.
(b) By collecting pebbles in a jar.
(c) By putting stakes in the ground.
(d) By scratching marks on the floor.

5. Mammy says in Chapter 1 that Sarny's mother sold for the value of how many field hands?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Sarny when her birth mother was sold?

2. In Chapter 1, Sarny says that some believed she brought Nightjohn to the plantation by what manner?

3. What kind of work does Sarny say she is not yet old enough to do on the plantation in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of the slave that raises Sarny?

5. In whose memory is Nightjohn dedicated by the author in the opening pages?

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