Nightjohn Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Nightjohn Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major theme of the novel emerges in Chapter 3?
(a) Political corruption.
(b) The importance of literacy.
(c) The pain of betrayal.
(d) Longing and forbidden love.

2. What does John cover in his first "lesson" with Sarny in Chapter 3?
(a) The letter A.
(b) The question mark.
(c) The period.
(d) The number 1.

3. Where does Sarny demonstrate the "letters" that she discovered on the feed sack for John in Chapter 3?
(a) She scratches it into the tree.
(b) She etches it into the wooden door.
(c) She writes it with a pen and paper.
(d) She scratches it into the dirt floor.

4. What does Sarny think about when she finally lays down in bed at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Mrs. Waller's dog.
(c) The letter A.
(d) Her father.

5. Where does John say he was when he was caught in Chapter 4?
(a) In church.
(b) In the woods.
(c) Hiding in a cotton field.
(d) In Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 5 refers to the act of writing or marking carelessly?

2. What emotion does John's story about his past inspire in Mammy in Chapter 4?

3. In whose memory is Nightjohn dedicated by the author in the opening pages?

4. For how long does Sarny say that John is incapacitated after his punishment from Waller in the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. By what order does John teach Sarny to learn letters?

(see the answer key)

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