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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annis liken the song to that she hears in the night at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Crust of pie around the edges of a pan.
(b) Warm corn bread.
(c) Sweet summer berries.
(d) Leftovers in a skillet.

2. How old does Annis think the housemaids, Esther and Mary, are?
(a) 17 and 19.
(b) Late teens.
(c) Not yet in their twenties.
(d) 16 and 18.

3. How tall is the wooden fence where Annis and the other slaves are taken?
(a) As tall as two men standing on each other's shoulders.
(b) 6 feet tall.
(c) As tall as two women standing on each other's shoulders.
(d) 10 feet tall.

4. What dangerous creatures did one of Phyllis's relatives tell her lived in the swamp?
(a) Alligators.
(b) Panthers.
(c) Cougars.
(d) Cottonmouth snakes.

5. Why is Annis sent to the hole?
(a) She gets dirt on the floor.
(b) She trips and spills milk.
(c) She drops a dish at dinner.
(d) The thin woman's husband wants to rape her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the women in Annis's family that the spirit walked with, how many women before Annis did the spirit walk with?

2. What does Emil tell Annis and the others is being grown on the thin woman's planation?

3. Where does Annis slice herself when she tries to scrabble up past the stakes when she is first put in the hole?

4. Who does Annis notice using a pirogue on the river where the slaves are untied before they ford?

5. How much food does Annis have to last the day in Chapter 9?

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