View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the United States Congress pass a Slave Trade Act which prohibited the building or outfitting of ships in the U.S. for use in the slave trade?
(a) 1794.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1739.
(d) 1865.

2. Where does Sarny say she was when she first heard about Nightjohn in Chapter 1?
(a) In the sleeping quarters.
(b) In the flower beds.
(c) In the barn.
(d) In the cotton fields.

3. What is Mr. Waller's first name?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Homer.
(c) Horace.
(d) Clel.

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

5. From what device do Sarny and the other slaves eat their meals at the plantation?
(a) From a grill.
(b) From a cauldron.
(c) From a long table.
(d) From a trough.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does mammy say Sarny's birth mother was sold in Chapter 1?

3. By current estimates, approximately how many Africans were shipped across the Atlantic during the slave trade?

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

5. Where are the flower beds described that Sarny tends from time to time in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 259 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample