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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Dresses.
(b) Livestock.
(c) A new house.
(d) Farm supplies.

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

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

4. What sound does Sarny compare John's laughter to in Chapter 3?
(a) A lion's roar.
(b) Distant thunder.
(c) A crow's call.
(d) A witch's cackle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what century was the Atlantic slave established?

2. How does Mammy notate the ages of the slave children that she raises?

3. How is John attired when he first arrives at the plantation in Chapter 3?

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

5. What substance does Sarny equate the color of her skin with in Chapter 3?

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