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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What European country was the first to engage in the New World slave trade?
(a) France.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) Spain.

4. What had Mammy done when Sarny copied the letters from the feed sack in the dirt when she was younger?
(a) She smacked her.
(b) She praised her.
(c) She laughed.
(d) She told Waller.

5. What does John call out for from the slaves in the sleeping quarters on his first night at the plantation in Chapter 3?
(a) Water.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Extra food.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What historical figure "owned, raised, and subsequently used" the slave that the novel is dedicated to by the author?

3. What does Sarny say her last name is in Chapter 1?

4. What word used in Chapter 3 refers to the process of preparing corn for eating?

5. What were the "funny lines" that Sarny recalls seeing on the side of a feed sack in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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