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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Allusion.
(b) Simile.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Alliteration.

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

4. What substance does Sarny treat the flowers with in Chapter 2?
(a) Chemical pesticide.
(b) Turpentine.
(c) Tobacco juice.
(d) Bubblegum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe the treatment of the slaves on Waller's plantation?

2. What does Sarny say they pour down the trough in the mornings for the slaves in Chapter 3?

3. What does Sarny describe Mammy putting her head into in order to pray in Chapter 2?

4. What material does Mammy make John's pants from in Chapter 3?

5. Where does Sarny demonstrate the "letters" that she discovered on the feed sack for John in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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