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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Master Waller order Mammy to do after he has whipped Alice at the spring house in Chapter 4?
(a) To take her to the hospital.
(b) To hang a noose from the shed.
(c) To rub salt into her wounds.
(d) To call the police.

3. Where does John say he was when he was caught in Chapter 4?
(a) In Boston.
(b) In church.
(c) In the woods.
(d) Hiding in a cotton field.

4. What does Sarny describe Mammy putting her head into in order to pray in Chapter 2?
(a) A cooking pot.
(b) A fireplace.
(c) A burlap sack.
(d) A holy veil.

5. When did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation proclaiming the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion?
(a) 1795.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1800.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many slaves are estimated to have escaped to freedom in American History?

2. What does Mammy do when she first sees John teaching Sarny the letters of the alphabet in Chapter 4?

3. What does Mammy respond when John flirts with her in Chapter 6?

4. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a noisy or disorderly group or gathering?

5. When Sarny overhears the mistress of the plantation in Chapter 2, the mistress is complaining that her husband spends too much money buying slaves. What is she concerned that she will not have enough money to purchase due to her husband's overspending?

(see the answer key)

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