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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By current estimates, approximately how many Africans were shipped across the Atlantic during the slave trade?
(a) 12 million.
(b) 20 million.
(c) 7 million.
(d) 5 million.

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

3. Sarny says of Mammy in Chapter 2, "She swore they could hear like cats up to the big house..." What literary device is used in this example?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Simile.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Allusion.

4. 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.

5. To whom does Mammy pray when Sarny witnesses her in Chapter 2?
(a) Allah.
(b) The Great Buddha.
(c) Saint Mary.
(d) Lord Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author assert about the events in the story at the opening of the novel?

3. What is Mrs. Waller's first name?

4. What substance does Sarny treat the flowers with in Chapter 2?

5. What is Mr. Waller's first name?

(see the answer key)

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