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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarny say her last name is in Chapter 1?
(a) Smith.
(b) Waller.
(c) Freeman.
(d) Thomas.

2. How does Sarny describe John's back when he arrives in Chapter 3?
(a) It is black and smooth.
(b) It is covered in scars.
(c) It is proud beneath his shirt.
(d) It is milky white.

3. What does Sarny compare the color of John's skin with in Chapter 3?
(a) Marble.
(b) Porcelain.
(c) Copper.
(d) Coffee.

4. What were the "funny lines" that Sarny recalls seeing on the side of a feed sack in Chapter 3?
(a) GRAIN.
(b) 100 lbs.
(c) $20.
(d) FEED.

5. Sarny states at the end of Chapter 2 that she knows the "people in the white house aren't richer" than whom?
(a) God.
(b) Mammy.
(c) The President.
(d) My father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical figure "owned, raised, and subsequently used" the slave that the novel is dedicated to by the author?

2. In what century was the Atlantic slave established?

3. What major theme of the novel emerges in Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of the slave that raises Sarny?

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

(see the answer key)

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