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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sarny do with the coin that she found after showing it to Mammy?
(a) She gave it to John.
(b) She gave it to Mr. Waller.
(c) She swallowed it.
(d) She hid it in the dirt.

2. When John steps forward in Chapter 5, the narrator says, "Waller looked down at him the way a cat looks at a mouse caught in a corner." What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Simile.
(c) Biblical allusion.
(d) Alliteration.

3. From what device do Sarny and the other slaves eat their meals at the plantation?
(a) From a grill.
(b) From a trough.
(c) From a cauldron.
(d) From a long table.

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

5. What does Sarny say is forbidden in the slaves' sleeping quarters in Chapter 3?
(a) Food.
(b) Beds.
(c) Water.
(d) Light.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mammy tell Sarny to fetch as John is taken to the slave quarters after his punishment in Chapter 5?

3. What material is the spring house made of at the plantation?

4. Mammy tells John in Chapter 6, "you are born to" what?

5. What is the name of Mrs. Waller's sister?

(see the answer key)

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