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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sarny describe John's back when he arrives in Chapter 3?
(a) It is covered in scars.
(b) It is milky white.
(c) It is black and smooth.
(d) It is proud beneath his shirt.

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

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

4. What kind of coin does Sarny describe finding in the dirt in Chapter 2?
(a) A quarter.
(b) A nickel.
(c) A dime.
(d) A penny.

5. How does Sarny describe Mrs. Waller's sister in Chapter 2?
(a) Gentle and kind.
(b) Proud and beautiful.
(c) Dried up and mean.
(d) Soft spoken and meek.

6. What does Mammy pray for when Sarny witnesses her praying in Chapter 2?
(a) Literacy.
(b) A child.
(c) A husband.
(d) Freedom.

7. How much money does Mrs. Waller say that her husband just spent on a new hand in Chapter 2?
(a) Under $100.
(b) About $500.
(c) About $10,000.
(d) Over $1,000.

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

9. What euphemism does Sarny use to describe menstruation in Chapter 1?
(a) The spots.
(b) Aunt Mary.
(c) The trouble.
(d) Womanhood.

10. Where are the flower beds described that Sarny tends from time to time in Chapter 1?
(a) Below the big window on the white house.
(b) By the roadside under the elm tree.
(c) In the front entrance to the slave quarters.
(d) In the back garden of the slave quarters.

11. What were the "funny lines" that Sarny recalls seeing on the side of a feed sack in Chapter 3?
(a) GRAIN.
(b) FEED.
(c) $20.
(d) 100 lbs.

12. What word used in Chapter 3 refers to the process of preparing corn for eating?
(a) Parboiling.
(b) Shucking.
(c) Relegating.
(d) Spindling.

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

14. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a ring or fastening of iron or wood used for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.?
(a) Chattel.
(b) Vestibule.
(c) Shackle.
(d) Promontory.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did the United States Congress pass a Slave Trade Act which prohibited the building or outfitting of ships in the U.S. for use in the slave trade?

3. What is the name of the slave that raises Sarny?

4. What is Sarny doing when the master arrives with John in Chapter 3?

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

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