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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mammy pray in the manner that she does?
(a) She is practicing witchcraft.
(b) Slaves are forbidden to pray.
(c) She is Muslim.
(d) She is worshiping African deities.

2. When did Pennsylvania pass legislation to end slavery?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1799.

3. In Chapter 1, Sarny says that some believed she brought Nightjohn to the plantation by what manner?
(a) Begging the master.
(b) Acting intelligent.
(c) Train.
(d) Witchery.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sarny states at the end of Chapter 2 that she knows the "people in the white house aren't richer" than whom?

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

3. What major theme of the novel emerges in Chapter 3?

4. How does Sarny describe the financial circumstances of the master's family in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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