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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sarny describe the financial circumstances of the master's family in Chapter 2?
(a) They are struggling after the war.
(b) They have gone bankrupt.
(c) They are poor.
(d) They are rich.

2. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a ring or fastening of iron or wood used for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.?
(a) Shackle.
(b) Vestibule.
(c) Chattel.
(d) Promontory.

3. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a person who manages slaves on a plantation?
(a) Maestro.
(b) Dunce.
(c) Overseer.
(d) Vestibule.

4. To whom does Mammy pray when Sarny witnesses her in Chapter 2?
(a) Saint Mary.
(b) The Great Buddha.
(c) Allah.
(d) Lord Jesus.

5. "Partus sequitur ventrem" was a legal doctrine adopted widely into the laws of slavery in the American colonies. What did this law dictate?
(a) That the child of a slave was a slave.
(b) That slaves be forbidden from attending church.
(c) That slaves were forbidden from reading and writing.
(d) That escaped slaves must be returned to their master.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has caused some of the leaves to fall off of the flowers that Sarny is tending in the flower garden in Chapter 2?

2. What is Mr. Waller's first name?

3. How old was Sarny when her birth mother was sold?

4. What is Sarny doing when the master arrives with John in Chapter 3?

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

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