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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What quality stands out the most in John's character?
2. How does Sarny describe Alice's mental state in the beginning of Chapter 4?
3. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a noisy or disorderly group or gathering?
4. What sounds does John make while enduring Waller's punishment in Chapter 5?
5. What does John use on his makeshift shoes to throw the dogs' scent off in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Sarny's perceptions of Alice's whipping when she witnesses it in Chapter 4?
2. How does John describe his plans for escape to Mammy and Sarny in Chapter 6?
3. How has the relationship between Mammy and John evolved by Chapter 6?
4. Sarny describes two slaves that she has heard of that ran away from Waller's plantation in Chapter 4. What story is related of Jim's attempted escape?
5. How does Waller discover that Sarny is learning to read and write in Chapter 5? How does he react?
6. What happens after Alice's whipping in Chapter 4? How are Alice's wounds treated?
7. How is Alice described in the beginning of Chapter 4? What is Sarny's relationship like with Alice?
8. What element of the novel's plot structure is seen in Chapter 5?
9. How did Pawley die, according to the story related from Sarny in Chapter 4?
10. What is the significance of Master Waller's public displays of punishment for the slaves in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the setting of Waller’s plantation. About how many slaves do you imagine living on the plantation? What kinds of crops does Waller produce? Where on the plantation do the slaves live? What are their living quarters like? How is Waller’s home described?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the meaning and the value of money as seen through Sarny’s eyes in Nightjohn. What does Sarny remark about the monetary value that her mother brought for Waller? How does this perception of people as having a monetary value impact Sarny’s view of the world around her? What negative impacts might this outlook cause in a person’s self worth?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the history, formation, and influences of pit schools in the American South during the era of slavery. What impact do you think that these schools had on the abolition of slavery in the United States? Why is it important to understand this history?
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