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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John tells Mammy in Chapter 6, "I don't get smarter. Just" what?
(a) Older.
(b) Craftier.
(c) Wiser.
(d) Poorer.

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

3. What does the author assert about the events in the story at the opening of the novel?
(a) The events are true except for variation in time and character identification.
(b) The events in the story are loosely based on events that occurred in Cleveland, Mississippi, in 1861.
(c) The events in the story are purely from the imagination of the author and not based on any historical people.
(d) The events in the story are satirical.

4. What does Sarny enjoy doing every evening after the slaves eat?
(a) Laying in bed thinking about what she's learned.
(b) Singing songs that she learned in church.
(c) Drawing pictures in the sand in the chicken shed.
(d) Playing a harmonica that she found in town.

5. What is "the next letter" that John introduces to Sarny on the second night of his recovery in Chapter 6?
(a) L.
(b) R.
(c) H.
(d) J.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sarny describe Mrs. Waller's sister in Chapter 2?

2. What question does Sarny always ask about the letters of the alphabet when John introduces them to her?

3. What did Sarny do with the coin that she found after showing it to Mammy?

4. By current estimates, approximately how many Africans were shipped across the Atlantic during the slave trade?

5. What kind of work does Sarny say she is not yet old enough to do on the plantation in Chapter 1?

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