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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Waller's first name?
(a) Alaine.
(b) Delie.
(c) Alice.
(d) Margaret.

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

3. What is foreshadowed by Sarny's story about finding the coin in the dirt in Chapter 2?
(a) Sarny's marriage.
(b) Sarny's education.
(c) Sarny's death.
(d) Sarny's eventual wealth.

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

5. How would you describe the treatment of the slaves on Waller's plantation?
(a) The slaves are treated like animals.
(b) The slaves are treated compassionately.
(c) The slaves are treated like treasured valuables.
(d) The slaves are treated like kings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarny say that the slaves call the master and mistress when they are in the slave quarters and out of hearing in Chapter 2?

2. What substance does Sarny treat the flowers with in Chapter 2?

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

4. What does Sarny remark about her birth in Chapter 1?

5. Where does Sarny say she was when she first heard about Nightjohn in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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