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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sarny compares the sound of "the north" to listening to what sounds in Chapter 4?
(a) Birds singing or wind in the trees.
(b) Cars and train whistles.
(c) Wolves and dogs howling.
(d) Distant thunder at night.

2. What kind of flowers is Sarny working on in the flower bed in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Pansies.
(b) Daffodils.
(c) Crocuses.
(d) Roses.

3. Where did Pawley find a girl he liked, according to Sarny's story in Chapter 4?
(a) On the slave ship.
(b) At a neighboring plantation.
(c) In the city.
(d) In church.

4. How many slaves are estimated to have escaped to freedom in American History?
(a) One million.
(b) Sixty thousand.
(c) Two million.
(d) Half a million.

5. What does Mammy make for Alice to drink after tending her wounds in Chapter 4?
(a) Root tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Whiskey and water.
(d) Molasses tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to the movement to end slavery?

2. What must the slaves do whenever someone is punished at the spring house?

3. How many more nights does John say until he's gone when Mammy catches him teaching Sarny a new letter in Chapter 6?

4. What does John wrap around his toes before he leaves in Chapter 6?

5. Why does Mammy pray in the manner that she does?

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