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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gray initially blames Nat's "failure" on the slaves' what?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Not knowing how to handle guns.
(c) Getting scared .
(d) Running off.

2. Nat settles on which day of the week to begin his insurrection?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday .
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

3. What happened to Nate at the end of the book?
(a) He cursed the white people of Southampton County.
(b) He escaped.
(c) He was finally able to pray.
(d) He was hanged.

4. Who is Jeremiah Cobb?
(a) A neighbor of Joseph Travis, Nat's master.
(b) The judge at Nat's trial.
(c) A white man who survived by hiding from the slaves.
(d) A saloon keeper.

5. What does Nat compare slaves to, while he watches them work in the cornfields as a child?
(a) Mules.
(b) Robots.
(c) Beasts.
(d) Animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Nat's confession, how many people did he kill?

2. What term does Nat use to describe Hark's marriage to Tiny?

3. In the introduction, what does Gray state Nat's mind "first became"?

4. Who ends up killing the first victim in the insurrection?

5. Where does Nat hide the stolen book immediately after taking it?

(see the answer key)

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