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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarny describe Mammy putting her head into in order to pray in Chapter 2?
(a) A fireplace.
(b) A burlap sack.
(c) A cooking pot.
(d) A holy veil.

2. What is the name of the slave that raises Sarny?
(a) Alaine.
(b) Old Delie.
(c) Alice.
(d) Margaret.

3. What kind of work does Sarny say she is not yet old enough to do on the plantation in Chapter 1?
(a) Helping with the young ones.
(b) Field work.
(c) Yard work.
(d) Gathering eggs.

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

5. 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) 1865.
(c) 1739.
(d) 1826.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Partus sequitur ventrem" was a legal doctrine adopted widely into the laws of slavery in the American colonies. What did this law dictate?

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

3. When did the U.S. Congress outlaw the importation of slaves?

4. What does Sarny remark about her birth in Chapter 1?

5. What kind of coin does Sarny describe finding in the dirt in Chapter 2?

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