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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

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. When Sarny overhears the mistress of the plantation in Chapter 2, the mistress is complaining that her husband spends too much money buying slaves. What is she concerned that she will not have enough money to purchase due to her husband's overspending?
(a) A new house.
(b) Livestock.
(c) Dresses.
(d) Farm supplies.

3. How does Sarny describe the financial circumstances of the master's family in Chapter 2?
(a) They are poor.
(b) They have gone bankrupt.
(c) They are struggling after the war.
(d) They are rich.

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

5. What did Sarny do with the coin that she found after showing it to Mammy?
(a) She gave it to Mr. Waller.
(b) She hid it in the dirt.
(c) She swallowed it.
(d) She gave it to John.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How would you describe Sarny's perception of life outside of the plantation in Chapter 2?

3. In what century was the Atlantic slave established?

4. What does Sarny say that the slaves call the master and mistress when they are in the slave quarters and out of hearing in Chapter 2?

5. What historical figure "owned, raised, and subsequently used" the slave that the novel is dedicated to by the author?

(see the answer key)

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